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Those who live on the outskirts of the city usually travel by car. © Michael Schick
If you have to pay attention to the cent, you save more energy, eat less meat and shop more sustainably.
Those who have to watch the penny so that they don’t run out of money by the end of the month pay more attention to saving energy than people who are a little better off. At least this tends to apply to heating energy and electricity. This is a result of the citizen survey “Living in Wiesbaden 2022” by the Office for Statistics and Urban Research about the importance of climate protection in everyday life. 4,282 Wiesbaden residents answered the survey questions in autumn 2022.
People in rented apartments pay better attention
Accordingly, more than 60 percent of people with a monthly income of up to 1,660 euros say they always save energy, while only 44 percent of people with 3,500 euros in their pockets do so. This is also reflected in the living conditions. 63 percent of people who live in a rented apartment are more careful not to turn up the heating unnecessarily than people who live in their own house or condominium. Of them, only 57 percent say they heat economically.
Those who live with their parents don’t pay attention to saving
However, shared apartments use heating energy most economically. 70 percent of them prefer it a few degrees cooler. Young people who still live with their parents, on the other hand, pay less attention to saving. Couples with and without children are similarly negligent when it comes to saving energy. However, more than half of the couples surveyed stated that they always use as little heating energy as possible.
Light and indicator light off
The situation is similar with electricity. Well over half of single-person households and shared apartments see that the lights and indicator lights on the PC are often off. But only 32 percent of those who live in their parents’ household do this. Used products are mostly bought by people on a tight budget, such as 21 percent of single parents and 19 percent of those who live in shared apartments.
Older people avoid packaging
When it comes to avoiding waste, age is apparently the deciding factor. Of those over 60, more than half make sure to buy products with little packaging. For those up to 30 years of age it is just 23 percent. Those who don’t have children in the household are apparently more successful at reducing waste than families with children.
Men love meat
Reducing meat consumption is more a matter for women. 40 percent of female respondents say they always or often go without sausage and meat, while only a quarter of men ignore schnitzel. Single parents buy the least meat products, at 44 percent. Couples with children and young people in their parents’ household eat meat most often.
People on the outskirts of the city drive more cars
Sustainability when purchasing tends to play a more important role for women and older people. Those over 60 say they always buy products that can be repaired or are sustainably manufactured. Only 20 percent of those up to 29 years of age do this. When it comes to climate-friendly mobility, where you live is crucial. 42 percent of those who live in the city center make sure to use the bus, train or bike. The further away people live from the city center, the more important the car becomes. The authors of the study leave it open whether this is due to the individual attitudes of those surveyed or to poorer transport connections. People on the outskirts let it be known that only 25 percent of the time they pay attention to climate-friendly transportation.
A quarter of people buy organic
Apart from the very young, there is little difference between the age groups when it comes to buying organic food or regionally produced food. Between 25 and 29 percent of people always pay attention to organic food; among those up to 29 years of age it is only 14 percent.
2024-01-16 22:31:43
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