2022 ecotypes survey results so far (for participating classes)

[James Proctor]

Dear colleagues, we have nearly 300 responses so far to our new 2022-23 EcoTypes survey. For those of you using the survey in your classes, your students may be interested in general results so far. [Remember from Instructor FAQ that you may also receive anonymous results for your class only; this requires that we add an institutional dropdown code toward the end of the survey.]

See attached for a quick chart of the bottom line: respondent EcoTypes. Of the current five prevalent EcoTypes, Earth Justice is the most common (37%), though there is some representation of all five. Though highly general, this quick table of Place, Knowledge, and Action means and standard deviations may suggest a bit of overall respondent sentiment captured via EcoTypes:

Theme	Avg	SD
Place	-0.262	0.243
Knowledge	-0.004	0.280
Action	0.159	0.296

The att'd chart also includes something new: the respondent *anti*EcoType—the EcoType farthest from their Place/Knowledge/Action centroid. We are using this antiEcoType as part of a customized followup reflection form, and related interactive COIL module (Navigating Difference), where students have an opportunity to consider how they approach difference—in this case, the EcoType they may *disagree* with the most.

If you look at the antiEcoType chart, you'll see Science Policy and Small Green Steps as the farthest EcoType from many respondents. You may wish to consider e.g. role plays in your classroom that build on these anti-EcoTypes, and/or the reflection form and COIL module, as ways your students might benefit. [They do not see their antiEcoType on their survey results—they only see it if they do the reflection form.]

These results by no means arise from some representative sample. Your students may wonder who is responding, and I cannot say for sure as the EcoTypes survey is anonymous. At bottom is a distribution table of the survey demographics and self-rated items your students may find useful to interpret the overall results.

Please feel free to be in touch if questions, and thank you for your participation.

Jim P.

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EcoTypes Demographic/Self-Report Summary, 1 Sep 2022

Item	Count	Avg/Perc
N [total submitted surveys)	298
AGE [end of 2022]		25.7
GENDER
Female	153	51.3%
Male	122	40.9%
Other/nonbinary	23	7.7%
ECONOMIC CLASS
Lower class	9	3.1%
Lower middle class	53	18.0%
Middle class	123	41.7%
Upper middle class	102	34.6%
Upper class	8	2.7%
POLITICAL SPECTRUM
Very liberal (left)	120	40.7%
Somewhat liberal	95	32.2%
Middle of the road	45	15.3%
Somewhat conservative	26	8.8%
Very conservative (right)	9	3.1%
ETHNICITY/RACE/NATIONALITY
Few people were like me (minority)	29	9.8%
Some people were like me	41	13.9%
Many people were like me (majority)	225	76.3%
LOCATION
US [included ZIP code]	226	79.6%
Non-US [included other country]	58	20.4%
ENVIRO: HIGHLY CONCERNED
(––) Strongly disagree	3	1.0%
(–) Disagree somewhat	14	4.8%
Neutral/mixed	22	7.5%
(+) Agree somewhat	79	27.0%
(++) Strongly agree	175	59.7%
ENVIRO: HIGHLY INFORMED
(––) Strongly disagree	7	2.4%
(–) Disagree somewhat	47	16.2%
Neutral/mixed	54	18.6%
(+) Agree somewhat	128	44.0%
(++) Strongly agree	55	18.9%
ENVIRO: HIGHLY INVOLVED
(––) Strongly disagree	24	8.2%
(–) Disagree somewhat	77	26.3%
Neutral/mixed	82	28.0%
(+) Agree somewhat	82	28.0%
(++) Strongly agree	28	9.6%