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Table 9 Does economic growth have to be at the expense of the environment? (% of students)
Country
Economic growth
must be at expense of
environment
It is possible to have
both
Not sure
Australia, Brisbane 17 78 5
Brunei 13 82 3
China, Guangzhou 17 81 1
China, Hong Kong 18 75 7
India 11 85 2
Japan 45 43 12
New Zealand 14 73 12
Singapore 22 76 3
Thailand 9 89 2
USA 17 75 8
Table 10 Environmental beliefs systems (% of students)
Country
Technological
Belief System
Neutral Environmental
Belief System
Australia 18 25 57
Brunei 20 31 49
China Guangzhou 27 23 51
China Hong Kong 21 26 53
Japan 15 25 61
New Zealand 20 28 52
Singapore 16 24 60
Thailand 16 30 55
USA 21 26 53
Table 11 Desire to improve the environment (% of students)
Country
Strong - Very
Strong
Medium Weak - Very
Weak
Australia 55 35 9
Brunei 66 27 3
China Guangzhou 87 12 2
China Hong Kong 54 40 7
Fiji 61 32 15
India 72 25 2
Japan 80 12 8
New Zealand 47 37 11
Singapore 59 36 4
Thailand 75 23 2
USA 61 32 8
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