Concern and Deterioration of the Environment Quality. Perceptions by College Students

This work addresses how college students think and internalize the link between the individual and the environment he/she lives in. This study was conducted at the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (Mexico) and 65 college students took part in it. The methodology consisted in an international survey about European Student's Attitudes and Actions regarding Environmental Topics, in the Section of Environmental Problems. The survey was answered using a Likert scale. The population age average was 19.3 years, 41.5% were women and 58.4% men. Out of them, 57% are worried and 43% are a little worried. The three main problems identified were the industries and stone quarries, the traffic, and the noise. It is also concluded that 39.1% of female and male students had similar opinions and it is confirmed that women are more worried than men.