Analysis of Resident’s Environmental Awareness and Influential Factors in Chongqing Three Gorge Reservoir Area

Objective To explain the status of resident's environmental awareness in Three Gorge Reservoir Area and to analysis its influential factors,so as to take aimed measures to improve people's acknowledge of environmental protection.Methods The 520 residents of Three Gorge Reservoir Area were sampled and surveyed in-door,then inquired about the environmental situation around house,the condition of living and illness and the environmental awareness,etc;and analyzed by proportion,comparison,Logistic regression analysis and path analysis in order to find out the factors which influenced the environmental awareness of residents.Results The main factors which influence the environmental awareness are the differences of where to live,level of education,degree of pollution around house,propaganda and education of science,health condition of family members,etc.Conclusion(1) The practicable and effective propaganda-education should established on the base of Resevoir Area's economic speeding-up,resident's economic condition and level of education improving.(2)The major people of propaganda-education are leaders and clerks in the enterprises,the common workers,tradesmen and peasants in town and county.(3)The content and style of propaganda-education should be aimed and be combined with the advised-health education.