europeans’ attitudes toward chemicals in consumer...

Special Eurobarometer

Europeans’ attitudes toward chemicals in consumer products: Risk perception of potential health hazards

Fieldwork : January 2009 – February 2009

Publication: August 2009

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This survey was requested and coordinated by the Directorate-General for Communication (“Research and Political Analysis” Unit) This document does not represent the point of view of the European Commission. The interpretations and opinions contained in it are solely those of the authors.

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EUROBAROMETER 71.1 Europeans’ attitudes toward chemical products

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Table of contents

INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 3

1. OVERVIEW OF PERCEIVED RISK IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS............................ 6 1.1 Pesticides and heavy duty cleaners are seen to pose the greatest risk to the consumer......................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Existence of risk versus extent of the risk ...................................................... 12

1.2.1 The issue is exposure, rather than the extent of exposure ............................ 12 1.2.2 Even small amounts of chemicals are seen to be harmful ............................. 15

2. Household cleaning products ......................................................................... 18 2.1 Perceived risk of household cleaning products in general .................................. 18

2.1.1 The risk to people in general .................................................................... 18 2.1.2 The risk to people personally.................................................................... 21 2.1.3 Extent to which people worry about the hazard posed by household cleaning products ........................................................................................... 24

2.2 Risk of different household cleaning products.................................................. 27 2.3 Perceived negative health effects of household cleaning products ...................... 33 2.4 Awareness and application of usage instructions ............................................. 40

3. Hair dyes....................................................................................................... 46 3.1 Perceived risk of hair dyes ........................................................................... 46

3.1.1 The risk to people in general .................................................................... 46 3.1.2 The risk to people personally.................................................................... 49 3.1.3 Extent to which people worry about the hazard posed by hair dyes................ 53

3.2 Risks of different hair dye products ............................................................... 56 3.3 Awareness and application of usage instructions ............................................. 61

4. Sunscreen ..................................................................................................... 69 4.1 Perceived risk of sunscreen .......................................................................... 69 4.2 A “dermatologically tested” sunscreen ........................................................... 79 4.3 Awareness and application of usage instructions ............................................. 83

5. Clothing fabrics .............................................................................................. 89 5.1 Perceived risk of clothing fabrics ................................................................... 89

5.1.1 The risk to people in general .................................................................... 89 5.1.2 The risk to people personally.................................................................... 92 5.1.3 Extent of worrying about risk posed by clothing fabric ................................. 95

5.2 Risk of different fabrics used in clothing ......................................................... 98 5.2.1 Synthetic fabrics are seen to be the most risky........................................... 98 5.2.2 Fabrics with chemical-specific quality labels ..............................................101 5.2.3 Wool, cotton or linen..............................................................................104

5.3 Consideration of potential risk by consumers when buying clothes ....................106


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6. Information about and protection against harmful chemicals ..................... 108 6.1 Trust in public institutions and industry.........................................................108

6.1.1 Trust in the European Union....................................................................108 6.1.2 Trust in the national authorities...............................................................110 6.1.3 Trust in the industry ..............................................................................112

6.2 Information sources and trusted actors regarding health protection ..................115 6.2.1 Preferred information sources for obtaining safety information .....................115 6.2.2 Provision of reliable information...............................................................120 6.2.3 Ease of understanding safety instructions .................................................125 6.2.4 Industry presentation of health risks ........................................................127

6.3 Responsibility for health-risky consumer products ..........................................129

CONCLUSIONS..................................................................................................... 132 Annexes Technical specifications Questionnaire Tables


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INTRODUCTION This report presents the results of a survey on Europeans' perceptions and attitudes toward chemical products, which was carried out in January-February 2009. One of the European Union’s mandates is to help make Europe's citizens healthier, safer and more confident. Over the years the European Union (“EU”) has established laws on the safety of food and other products, on consumers' rights and on the protection of people's health1. In promoting the exchange of information regarding dangerous consumer products, the EU uses RAPEX - a rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products (excluding food, pharmaceutical and medical devices, which are covered by other mechanisms). RAPEX publishes the notifications from National Contact Points regarding the dangerous product type, the country of origin, and the measures taken to eliminate the risks, on the internet2. An analysis of the RAPEX reports, for the period January – November 20083 (the months leading up to the fieldwork for this study), reveals: During these 11 months, the Commission validated notifications from 27 Member States and Norway. The following six countries accounted for 58% of all notifications: 1. Germany (193 notifications, 14%), 2. Spain (155 notifications, 11%), 3. Hungary (126 notifications, 9%), 4. Slovakia (120 notifications, 8%), 5. Poland (112 notifications, 8%), 6. Greece (107 notifications, 8%). The most frequent notifications were received for toys (33%), followed by the reporting of dangerous electrical appliances (11%) and motor vehicles (11%). Other noteworthy categories include clothing, textiles and fashion items (8%) and Childcare articles and children’s equipment (6%). The type of risk posed by the products largely comprises injuries (20%), chemical (18%), choking (16%) and electrical shock (16%). Given the continued prevalence of risk posed by consumer products, and the relatively high incidence of a chemical risk, this Eurobarometer survey has been conducted with the main objective of exploring Europeans’ attitudes toward the consumer products that contain chemicals posing a risk to the user.

1 http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm 2 ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety/rapex/index_en.htm 3 http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety/rapex/stats_reports_en.htm


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In detail, the survey measures:

Perceived consumer products that contain chemicals posing a risk to the user. For household cleaning products and hair dyes: perceived risk, potential

negative health effects and usage behaviour. For sunscreen: perceived risk, meaning of “dermatologically tested”

sunscreen, usage behaviour. For clothing fabrics: perceived risk, perceived health risk of various clothing

types, importance placed on risk when buying clothing. Information about and protection against harmful chemicals.

This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European Parliament and the European Commission. It was carried out by TNS Opinion & Social network between 16 January 2009 and 22 February 2009. The interviews were conducted among 26,718 citizens in the 27 Member States of the European Union. The methodology used is that of Eurobarometer surveys as carried out by the Directorate General for Communication (“Research and Political Analysis” Unit)4 of the European Commission. A technical note on the manner in which interviews were conducted by the Institutes within the TNS Opinion & Social network is appended as an annex to this report. This note indicates the interview methods and the confidence intervals5. The findings of this survey are in the first place analysed at EU level and secondly by country. Where applicable, different socio-demographic variables - such as respondents’ gender, age, education and occupation - have been used to take the analysis further. In addition, the following key variables were used in the analysis to gain deeper insight in citizens’ views on the risk of consumer products:

Respondents’ perceptions of the risk posed by various consumer products: QF2.1 For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not you consider this product category to be for people in (OUR COUNTRY) in general, because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is "not at all risky" for people in (OUR COUNTRY), and '7' means that it is "extremely risky": Hair dyes; Fabric used in your clothing; Sunscreens; Commonly used household cleaning products.

4 http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm 5 The results tables are included in the annex. It should be noted that the total of the percentages in the tables of this report may exceed 100% when the respondent can give several answers to the same question.


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In this report, the countries are represented by their official abbreviations. The abbreviations used in this report correspond to:

ABBREVIATIONS

EU27 European Union – 27 Member States DK/NA Don’t know / No answer BE Belgium BG Bulgaria CZ Czech Republic DK Denmark D-E East Germany DE Germany D-W West Germany EE Estonia EL Greece ES Spain FR France IE Ireland IT Italy CY Republic of Cyprus LT Lithuania LV Latvia LU Luxembourg HU Hungary MT Malta NL The Netherlands AT Austria PL Poland PT Portugal RO Romania SI Slovenia SK Slovakia FI Finland SE Sweden UK The United Kingdom

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The Eurobarometer web site can be consulted at the following address:

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm

We would like to take the opportunity to thank all the respondents


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1. Overview of perceived risk in consumer products 1.1 Pesticides and heavy duty cleaners are seen to pose the greatest risk

to the consumer Respondents were asked, according to what they know, which consumer products contain chemicals posing a risk to the user6. Pesticides and herbicides for home use (in gardens and greenhouses) received the most mentions, with seven in ten respondents (70%) considering these products to pose a risk. This is followed by bleach and heavy-duty cleaners, mentioned by just over six in ten respondents (61%). After these two products, respondents consider household bathroom, floor and surface cleaners to pose a risk (44%) followed by paint on interiors at home on walls and ceilings and hair dyes (both at 40%). Around a third of respondents consider timber preservatives to be risky (35%), with just under a quarter of respondents mentioning washing powder and handwash laundry and dishwashing detergents (both 24%) while around one in five mention fabrics used in clothing made of synthetic fibres (22%). The remaining products on the list, receiving the lowest mentions in terms of risk, include: sunscreen (16%), fabrics used in your clothing made of wool, cotton or linen (textiles) (12%), hair shampoo (11%) and toothpaste (7%).

6 QF1. According to what you know, which of the following consumer products contain chemicals posing a risk to the user? Hair dyes; Household bathroom, floor and surface cleaners; Fabrics used in your clothing made of wool, cotton, or linen (textiles); Sunscreens; Pesticides and herbicides for home use (in gardens, greenhouse); Washing powder; Timber preservatives; Hair shampoo; Toothpaste; Paint on interiors at home on walls and ceilings; Handwash laundry and dishwashing detergents; Fabrics used in your clothing made of synthetic fibres; Bleach and heavy-duty cleaners; Other (SPONTANEOUS); None (SPONTANEOUS); DK


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According to what you know, which of the following consumer products contain chemicals posing a risk to the user? - % EU

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Pesticides and herbicides for homeuse (in gardens, greenhouse)

Bleach and heavy-duty cleaners

Household bathroom, floor andsurface cleaners

Hair dyes

Paint on interiors at home on wallsand ceilings

Timber preservatives

Washing powder

Handwash laundry and dishwashingdetergents

Fabrics used in your clothing madeof synthetic fibres

Sunscreens

Fabrics used in your clothing madeof wool, cotton, or linen (textiles)

Hair shampoo

Toothpaste

None (SPONTANEOUS)

Other (SPONTANEOUS)

At a country level pesticides and herbicides are seen to pose a high risk across all countries, and for most countries pesticides and herbicides are seen to be the most risky of all the prompted products. In particular, close to nine in ten citizens in Greece, France and Slovenia mention this product (88% for all three), though mentions are also high (and above 85%) in Cyprus, Luxembourg, Denmark and Sweden. This product receives the lowest mentions in Spain and Poland out of all the EU states (56% for both). However, in both these countries, pesticides and herbicides still receive the highest mention of being a risky consumer product. Bleach and heavy duty cleaners receives particularly high mentions in Sweden, where just over nine in ten respondents consider this product to pose a risk (91%), which is well above the European average of 61%. Danish and Dutch respondents also provide high mentions of these products (89% for both). On the other hand, these cleaners are mentioned by less than half of respondents in Italy (44%), Romania (46%), Poland (47%) and Portugal (48%). Turning now to household bathroom, floor and surface cleaners, the mentions for these products posing a risk to the user are highest in Greece (71%), Slovenia (68%), the Netherlands (66%) and Estonia (66%). On average, the twelve New-Member states (NMS12) show higher levels of perceived risk for household cleaners when compared to the EU15 (52% vs. 47%).


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This is largely driven by the following EU15 members providing lower mentions of these products posing a risk: Italy, Austria and Portugal (all at 32%) and Spain (35%). Paint on interiors at home on the walls and ceiling receives the highest mentions in France and the Netherlands (both 62%), as well as higher mentions amongst the EU15 (43%) when compared to NMS12 (35%). It is therefore not surprising that three out of the four countries with the lowest mentions are NMS12 states: the Czech Republic (25%), Slovakia and Romania (both at 27%). The Danish are particularly sensitive to the risk posed by hair dyes which more than eight out of ten respondents classify as being risky (82%) - significantly higher than the European average of 40%, and the next highest mention (Sweden at 67%). In addition, two-thirds of respondents in Greece and Cyprus classify hair dyes as risky. Overall, the EU15 member states are also more likely to see a risk in hair dyes when compared to the NMS12 (46% vs. 40%). In contrast, hair dyes are seen to be less hazardous in Poland, where only 22% of citizens classify hair dyes as risky. Similar low mentions for hair dyes are found in Spain (25%) and Portugal (26%). Similar to hair dyes, the Danish are also sensitive to the risk posed by timber preservatives with 71% mentioning this product, though the Swedish provide the highest mentions (74%). Two further EU15 countries perceive a high risk in timber preservatives; Finland (64%), Germany (58%), translating into overall higher mentions amongst EU15 countries (43%) than in NMS12 (33%). Spanish and Portuguese citizens show the lowest mentions, with only 19% and 16% regarding timber preservatives as risky. Mentions are also low in Romania, Poland and Italy (21% in all three) and Lithuania (24%). More than half of respondents in Estonia and Latvia consider washing powder to be risky (55% and 52% respectively), followed by Slovenia (48%). It is also noteworthy that the NMS12 countries are more likely to perceive a risk in washing powder than EU15 (34% vs. 26%). Portugal again provides the lowest mentions for this product (12%) followed by Ireland (16%), Poland (17%) and Malta (18%). Handwash laundry and dishwashing detergents are also perceived to hold a greater risk amongst NMS12 countries (36%) compared to EU15 (27%), driven largely by high mentions in Estonia and Latvia (both 50%). The lowest mentions can be found in Germany (17%), Poland (18%), Portugal (19%) and the UK (20%). For all the remaining products on the list, namely sunscreens, fabrics used in clothing, hair shampoo and toothpaste, Danish citizens consistently provide significantly higher mentions than the European average, and the highest result per product. Other countries showing above average mentions for many of these products include Estonia, Greece, Sweden and Slovenia, whereas lower concern for these products is shown in Portugal, Malta, Poland and the Czech Republic.


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Hair dyes

Paint on interiors at

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Handwash laundry

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Fabrics used in your clothing made of synthetic

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Sunscreens

Fabrics used in your

clothing made of wool,

cotton, or linen

Hair shampoo

Toothpaste

EU27 70% 61% 44% 40% 40% 35% 24% 24% 22% 16% 12% 11% 7%

BE 82% 58% 46% 45% 54% 40% 24% 22% 19% 19% 14% 11% 7%BG 70% 63% 49% 46% 38% 31% 26% 30% 30% 19% 7% 19% 7%CZ 69% 64% 44% 25% 25% 34% 27% 30% 17% 8% 4% 5% 3%DK 85% 89% 65% 82% 54% 71% 46% 42% 50% 41% 33% 35% 21%DE 72% 70% 45% 49% 29% 58% 20% 17% 29% 13% 20% 12% 6%EE 81% 84% 66% 54% 51% 48% 55% 50% 44% 26% 8% 26% 18%EL 88% 79% 71% 66% 58% 40% 32% 44% 38% 33% 15% 19% 13%ES 56% 54% 35% 25% 39% 19% 21% 24% 15% 12% 8% 5% 5%FR 88% 53% 53% 46% 62% 37% 29% 23% 25% 24% 11% 15% 8%IE 64% 65% 39% 37% 32% 34% 16% 24% 13% 16% 9% 11% 9%IT 68% 44% 32% 29% 52% 21% 25% 26% 22% 10% 11% 8% 4%CY 87% 83% 57% 66% 55% 36% 22% 35% 24% 27% 7% 14% 6%LV 67% 73% 59% 39% 43% 34% 52% 50% 32% 24% 9% 19% 14%LT 75% 74% 51% 35% 34% 24% 43% 44% 25% 19% 7% 13% 9%LU 86% 68% 54% 50% 53% 47% 28% 22% 33% 20% 22% 16% 11%HU 77% 59% 61% 38% 36% 37% 26% 37% 26% 16% 2% 7% 5%MT 74% 75% 39% 36% 40% 31% 18% 24% 12% 8% 6% 9% 8%NL 80% 89% 66% 59% 62% 42% 23% 31% 23% 17% 16% 12% 7%AT 68% 66% 32% 30% 36% 46% 23% 22% 21% 9% 10% 6% 4%PL 56% 47% 38% 22% 28% 21% 17% 18% 13% 9% 6% 5% 2%PT 70% 48% 32% 26% 27% 16% 12% 19% 9% 8% 8% 6% 4%RO 65% 46% 38% 44% 27% 21% 23% 28% 27% 16% 13% 13% 6%SI 88% 80% 68% 52% 34% 41% 49% 42% 28% 32% 13% 21% 17%SK 76% 65% 49% 35% 27% 35% 32% 33% 32% 17% 13% 9% 6%FI 66% 66% 40% 45% 33% 64% 30% 31% 15% 16% 7% 11% 8%SE 85% 91% 63% 67% 42% 74% 41% 39% 30% 32% 28% 20% 17%UK 62% 71% 41% 40% 33% 33% 22% 20% 14% 17% 12% 16% 10%

According to what you know, which of the following consumer products contain chemicals posing a risk to the user? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

highest result per item highest result per country


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Turning now to socio-demographic variables7, the following trends are observed:

Women show higher mentions compared to men, specifically for products such as pesticides and herbicides, household cleaners and hair dyes.

Respondents in the younger age group (age 15-24) report the lowest mentions, specifically for products such as pesticides and herbicides, timber preservatives and washing powder. However, those in the oldest age group (age 55+) provide lower mentions of bleach and heavy duty cleaners and hair dyes. Those in the middle age groups (age 25-54) show the highest mentions for household cleaners and paint on interiors when compared to those in the youngest and oldest age groups.

There is a positive correlation between viewing products as being risky, and education level – the longer a respondent has received schooling, the higher the likelihood to classify products as being risky due to the chemicals it contains.

Looking at various occupation levels, managers report the highest mentions for various products, particularly pesticides and herbicides, bleach and heavy duty cleaners and household cleaners. In-line with the lower mentions in the youngest and oldest age groups, those who are students or retired report lower mentions for products in general.

Larger households are more likely to see hair dyes, household bathroom, floor and surface cleaners, paint on interiors, handwash and dishwashing detergents and bleach and heavy duty cleaners as posing a risk to the user, likely indicating a greater concern over general household products when there are children in the household.

Europeans in rural villages see a greater risk in pesticides and herbicides compared to those living in large towns. Conversely, those in large towns see a greater risk in bleach and heavy-duty cleaners.

Homeowners mention more products containing chemicals posing a risk to the user than non-homeowners. This can be partially explained by non-homeowners being younger, and therefore correlates with the age-related findings above.

Those with an internet connection at home perceive a greater risk in most of these products, compared to those without, possibly indicating that greater access to information leads to higher levels of knowledge regarding the dangers of common household products. However, having internet access at home also strongly correlates with the findings regarding occupation level reported above – those with internet access are more likely to be working, whereas those without are likely to be retired, unemployed or housepersons.

7 Standard socio-demographics are shown in the tables throughout the report. Analysis by socio-demographics requested specifically is mentioned in the text.


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Hair dyes

Household bathroom, floor and surface cleaners

Fabrics used in your

clothing made of wool,

cotton, or linen

Sunscreens Pesticides and

herbicides for home use

Washing powder

Timber preservatives

Hair shampoo

Toothpaste

Paint on interiors at

home on walls and ceilings

Handwash laundry and dishwashing detergents

Fabrics used in your clothing

made of synthetic fibres

Bleach and heavy-duty

cleaners

EU27 40% 44% 12% 16% 70% 24% 35% 11% 7% 40% 24% 22% 61%

SexMale 35% 42% 11% 15% 68% 23% 36% 10% 6% 39% 23% 20% 59%Female 44% 46% 13% 17% 72% 25% 35% 12% 7% 41% 26% 24% 62%

Age 15-24 41% 40% 8% 13% 64% 21% 27% 9% 5% 38% 20% 18% 62% 25-39 41% 48% 12% 15% 70% 25% 35% 11% 7% 43% 25% 21% 64% 40-54 42% 48% 14% 16% 74% 26% 40% 13% 8% 43% 27% 25% 65% 55 + 37% 40% 13% 17% 69% 23% 36% 12% 6% 37% 23% 23% 55%

Education (End of)15- 35% 37% 12% 14% 66% 21% 30% 10% 6% 36% 21% 20% 54%16-19 39% 44% 12% 15% 70% 23% 35% 11% 6% 40% 24% 21% 61%20+ 46% 53% 16% 20% 76% 29% 45% 15% 10% 46% 29% 26% 67%Still studying 42% 42% 8% 14% 69% 22% 29% 8% 5% 37% 22% 21% 63%

Respondent occupation scaleSelf-employed 39% 46% 15% 17% 71% 27% 41% 13% 8% 42% 29% 24% 63%Managers 47% 52% 17% 20% 78% 28% 47% 14% 9% 44% 28% 24% 70%Other white collars 42% 49% 13% 14% 71% 25% 36% 11% 7% 46% 26% 22% 62%Manual workers 39% 43% 11% 15% 70% 23% 36% 11% 7% 41% 23% 21% 62%House persons 40% 40% 11% 13% 67% 23% 28% 11% 7% 40% 23% 21% 58%Unemployed 39% 45% 10% 13% 68% 25% 29% 10% 6% 41% 24% 19% 64%Retired 36% 40% 13% 17% 69% 23% 34% 12% 6% 36% 22% 23% 54%Students 42% 42% 8% 14% 69% 22% 29% 8% 5% 37% 22% 21% 63%

According to what you know, which of the following consumer products contain chemicals posing a risk to the user? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)


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1.2 Existence of risk versus extent of the risk

1.2.1 The issue is exposure, rather than the extent of exposure

Respondents were asked to what extent they agree8 with the following statement: “With regard to health, the main issue is not to what extent you are exposed to a dangerous chemical substance, but whether or not you are exposed to it at all.” Just fewer than half of the respondents agree (47%) while a fifth are neutral (20%). Of the remaining respondents, 24% disagree9 whilst a further 9% have no opinion on the matter.

8 QF6. Please tell me to what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding the exposure to chemical substances. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with the statement and '7' means that you "totally agree" with it. 1. With regard to health, the main issue is not to what extent you are exposed to a dangerous chemical substance, but whether or not you are exposed to it at all 9 Respondents with a rating 5, 6 or 7 have been classified as “agree”, 4 as “neutral” and 1,2 or 3 as “disagree”

To what extent you agree or disagree with the following statement: With regard to health, the main issue is not to what extent you are

exposed to a dangerous chemical substance, but whether or not you are exposed to it at all - % EU27

6%

7%

11%

20%

18%

11%

18%

9%

1 Totally disagree

2

3

4

5

6

7 Totally agree

DK

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Looking at the country breakdown, Greece has the highest percentage of respondents who agree with the statement (76%), followed by just over six in ten respondents totally agreeing that the issue is exposure (rather than the extent of the exposure) in Cyprus (62%), Italy (62%) and Hungary (61%). Overall, citizens in NMS12 are more likely to agree with the statement (51%) than citizens in EU15 (47%). On the other side of the spectrum, close to four in ten of Germans disagree with this statement (38%), followed by Sweden (36% disagree). Relatively higher levels of “don’t know” are found in Malta (24%), Ireland (19%) and Romania (18%).


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An analysis of the different socio-demographic variables shows that:

Males are more likely to disagree than females.

The youngest respondents (aged 15-24) are less inclined to agree with the statement, preferring instead to be neutral. Older respondents (aged 55+) are more likely to have no opinion on the matter.

Those who have been educated to the age of 20 and beyond are more likely to be divided on this issue – they are the most likely to both agree and disagree with this statement. This can partially be explained by the trend where don’t know responses decrease the longer a respondent has received education. In addition, it is clear that educated citizens are more likely to have a strong opinion, to either sides of the statement.

In terms of occupation, respondents who are managers are most likely to disagree with the statement, and in fact a third chooses to do so. In-line with the age-related findings, students are less likely to agree, preferring instead to be neutral.

Those in rural villages are more likely to agree with the statement (49%) than those in small to larger towns (46%).

Homeowners are more likely to agree that exposure is the main issue (rather than the extent of exposure) than non-homeowners.

Citizens with an internet connection at home are more likely to disagree, though this is partially due to those without an internet connection at home being more likely to have no opinion.

Disagree Neutral Agree DK

EU27 24% 20% 47% 9%

SexMale 26% 20% 46% 8%Female 23% 20% 48% 9%

Age 15-24 26% 23% 43% 8% 25-39 25% 20% 48% 7% 40-54 25% 20% 48% 7% 55 + 23% 19% 47% 11%

Education (End of)15- 22% 20% 47% 11%16-19 24% 20% 48% 8%20+ 27% 18% 49% 6%Still studying 27% 23% 42% 8%

Respondent occupation scaleSelf-employed 24% 20% 49% 7%Managers 33% 19% 43% 5%Other white collars 23% 21% 50% 6%Manual workers 24% 21% 48% 7%House persons 23% 18% 48% 11%Unemployed 23% 20% 47% 10%Retired 21% 19% 48% 12%Students 27% 23% 42% 8%

Please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements: With regard to health, the main issue is not to what extent you are exposed to a dangerous

chemical substance, but whether or not you are exposed to it at all


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1.2.2 Even small amounts of chemicals are seen to be harmful Using the same scale as in the preceding question, respondents were asked their reaction to the following statement: “If a person is exposed to an extremely small amount of a chemical that is harmful at larger amounts, then that person will probably be seriously ill some day in the future, even if the amount is extremely small”10. More than four in ten respondents agree with this statement (43%), while a fifth are neutral (20%). Just over a quarter or respondents (28%) disagree with the statement and 9% have no opinion.

10QF6. Please tell me to what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding the exposure to chemical substances. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with the statement and '7' means that you "totally agree" with it. 2. If a person is exposed to an extremely small amount of a chemical that is harmful at larger amounts, then that person will probably be seriously ill some day in the future, even if the amount is extremely small

To what extent you agree or disagree with the following statement: If a person is exposed to an extremely small amount of a chemical that

is harmful at larger amounts, then that person will probably be seriously ill some day in the future - % EU27

6%

9%

13%

20%

18%

11%

14%

9%

1 Totally disagree

2

3

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Congruent with the findings above, Greece and Lithuania again report higher levels of sensitivity toward the extent of exposure, as close to seven in ten respondents in these countries agree with the statement (71% and 68% respectively). Higher levels of agreement is also found in Cyprus (64%) and Latvia (60%), resulting in overall higher agreement in NMS12 (51%) compared to EU15 (42%). Sweden shows the highest levels of disagreement with the statement (53%) together with the Dutch (46%) and Finns (45%). Around a quarter of Maltese (26%) and Irish (24%) respondents have no opinion.


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Responses by gender are congruent with the above in that more men than

women disagree that a small amount of chemicals can be hazardous to one’s health.

As education levels increase, so does disagreement with the statement, i.e. those who have been educated for longer are more likely to say that small amounts of chemical exposure will not result in illness.

Managers and students are less likely to agree with the statement, and more likely to disagree.

Homeowners are more likely to agree with the statement.

Citizens with an internet connection at home are more likely to disagree. Those without internet are more likely to agree, or to have no opinion.


EU27 28% 20% 43% 9%

SexMale 29% 20% 42% 9%Female 26% 21% 43% 10%

Age 15-24 30% 21% 40% 9% 25-39 28% 21% 42% 9% 40-54 27% 22% 43% 8% 55 + 25% 19% 44% 12%




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2. Household cleaning products 2.1 Perceived risk of household cleaning products in general

2.1.1 The risk to people in general

In Section 1 we saw that Europeans list pesticides and heavy duty cleaners as posing the greatest risk out of a variety of consumer products. Now, respondents were asked to rate how risky they felt commonly used household cleaning products are11. Over a third of Europeans classify them as risky12 to people in general (37%), while just under a quarter see them as fairly risky (23%) and 36% classify them as not risky.

11 QF2. For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not do you consider this product category to be for people in (OUR COUNTRY) in general, because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is "not at all risky" for people in (OUR COUNTRY) and '7' means that it is "extremely risky". 4. Commonly used household cleaning products 12 A score between 5, 6 and 7 is categorised as “very risky”, 4 is “fairly risky” and between 1, 2 and 3 “not risky”

For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not you consider this product category to be for people in (OUR

COUNTRY) in general, because of the chemicals present in it.Commonly used household cleaning products - % EU27

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The results on a country level show one major outlier – 75% of those in Greece feel that commonly used household cleaning products are risky. This is far higher than the second highest country mention for France at 53%. On the other hand, at least half of citizens in Finland (55%), Austria (54%) and Germany (50%) see these products as not risky. Overall, however, the average mention for risky in NMS12 is higher than in EU15 (40% in NMS12 vs. 36% in EU15).


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Analysis by socio-demographic variables shows fairly stable data amongst different demographic groupings, with only two segments warranting mention:

Females are more likely than males to state that commonly used household cleaning products are very risky.

Older respondents are less likely to say these products are very risky and more likely to say they don’t know.

Not risky Fairly risky Very risky DK

EU27 36% 23% 37% 4%

SexMale 37% 23% 35% 5%Female 36% 22% 39% 3%

Age 15-24 37% 23% 36% 4% 25-39 36% 21% 39% 4% 40-54 36% 23% 38% 3% 55 + 37% 23% 34% 6%



For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not you consider this product category to be for people in (OUR COUNTRY) in general, because of the chemicals

present in it.Commonly used household cleaning products


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2.1.2 The risk to people personally We have seen that, overall, 37% of Europeans perceive commonly-used household products to be risky (top 3 scores) to people in their country. When asked the perceived risk of commonly-used household cleaning products to themselves personally13, the figure drops to 31%. A fifth of respondents see household cleaning products as fairly risky and the absolute majority (45%) see these products as not risky to themselves personally. The remaining respondents make up those who have no opinion (4%).

And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be for you

personally because of the chemicals present in it.Commonly used household cleaning products - % EU27

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13 QF3. And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be for you personally because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is "not at all risky" for you personally, and '7' means that it is "extremely risky". 1. Hair dyes; 2. Fabric used in your clothing; 3. Sunscreens; 4. Commonly used household cleaning products


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On a country level, and mirroring the results for risk in general, 72% of Greek respondents view household cleaning products as very risky for them personally, again standing out from the other EU countries. After Greece, Italy and Lithuania are most likely to see a personal risk in household cleaning products (43% and 41% respectively). On the other side of the spectrum, seven in ten of those in Finland view these products as being not risky to them personally, followed by Denmark (64%), Germany (61%) and Austria (59%). Overall, citizens in EU15 countries are more likely to classify household cleaning products as not risky to themselves personally (48%) compared to those in NMS12 (39%).


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Turning to socio demographics, the following emerges:

Females are more likely to perceive a risk to them personally.

Respondents in the youngest age group (15-24) are more likely to view household cleaning products as not risky to them personally.

In-line with the above, students are most likely to view household cleaning products as not risky, together with managers and manual workers.

Those in rural villages are more likely to classify cleaning products as “not risky” than those in large towns.

Citizens with an internet connection are more likely to say these products are not risky.

Not risky Fairly risky Very risky DK

EU27 45% 20% 31% 4%

SexMale 47% 20% 29% 4%Female 44% 20% 33% 3%

Age 15-24 48% 19% 30% 3% 25-39 43% 20% 34% 3% 40-54 45% 20% 32% 3% 55 + 46% 20% 29% 5%



And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories:

Commonly used household cleaning products


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2.1.3 Extent to which people worry about the hazard posed by household cleaning products

Finally, respondents were asked to what extent they worry about the potential hazard or risk to their health that may arise from the chemicals present in commonly used household cleaning products14. Just over a quarter of respondents say they are worried15 (27%), with just under a fifth being fairly worried (19%) and the majority (51%) being not worried (bottom 3 scores).

To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present in any of the

following product categories you may use? Commonly used household cleaning products - % EU27

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14 QF4. To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present in any of the following product categories you may use? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you are "not at all worried" (about potential hazards or risk to your health that may arise from the use of any of the following products), and '7' means that you are "extremely worried". 1. Hair dyes; 2. Fabric used in your clothing; 3. Sunscreens; 4. Commonly used household cleaning products 15 A score of 5, 6 or 7 is categorised as “worried”, 4 as “fairly worried” and 1, 2 or 3 as “not worried”

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On a country level, Greece again shows the greatest deviation from other Europeans, with 64% of Greeks being worried about the potential risk posed by commonly used household cleaning products. Other than Greece, there are only two other countries where the absolute majority of citizens are worried - Cyprus (44%) and Italy (38%) The results remain consistent (when compared to the perceived risk to oneself personally) in that Finland again shows the lowest concern, as 72% in this country are not worried. Swedish citizens are also mostly not worried (70%). Overall, the EU15 countries show less concern (54% not worried) compared to NMS12 (45% not worried).


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From a socio-demographic point of view:

Females are more likely to be worried than males

The youngest and oldest age groups are more likely to be not worried.

Managers, those who are retired and students are most likely to be not worried about the potential risk from chemicals in household cleaning products to their health.

Citizens in rural villages are more likely to be not worried than those in small/mid-sized or large towns.

Those with an internet connection at home more often say they’re not worried than those without an internet connection.

Not worried

Fairly worried

Worried DK

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Male 52% 19% 25% 4%

Female 50% 19% 28% 3%

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15-24 53% 19% 25% 3%

25-39 50% 19% 28% 3%

40-54 50% 19% 29% 2%

55 + 53% 18% 25% 4%

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15- 52% 18% 26% 4%

16-19 51% 20% 26% 3%

20+ 52% 18% 28% 2%

Still studying 54% 18% 25% 3%

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Self-employed 49% 19% 29% 3%

Managers 55% 17% 26% 2%

Other white collars 48% 22% 28% 2%

Manual workers 50% 19% 28% 3%

House persons 50% 18% 29% 3%

Unemployed 49% 20% 27% 4%

Retired 54% 18% 24% 4%

Students 54% 18% 25% 3%

To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present in any of the following

product categories you may use? Commonly used household cleaning products


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2.2 Risk of different household cleaning products Upfront, we have seen that respondents view bleach and heavy-duty cleaners as consumer products that contain chemicals posing a risk to the user. Now, given a list of household cleaning products, the majority of respondents say that ammonia or ammonia-based products (57%) and bleaching products (chlorine) (52%) could be potentially harmful to their health16. It therefore seems that the stronger the product, the more harmful it can potentially be. One could also hypothesise that the potentially lethal combination of mixing ammonia and bleach leads to these two products topping the list of harmful consumer products. Other products, receiving around a third of respondents’ mentions, include degreasers (e.g. oven) (39%), disinfectants (36%), spot removers (e.g. clothing) (34%) and air fresheners (spray) (32%). Just over a quarter of respondents see a potential risk in bathroom cleaners (27%) and floor and surface cleaners (26%). All the other products on the prompted list receive mentions of 19% or lower, namely furniture cleaners, laundry washing detergents, window and glass cleaners and dishwashing products.

16 QF17. From the following list of household cleaning products, please indicate those, if any, that you see as potentially harmful to your health. Floor and surface cleaners; Dishwashing products; Laundry washing detergents; Degreasers (e.g. oven); Spot removers (e.g. clothing); Furniture cleaners; Disinfectants; Air fresheners (spray); Bleaching products (chlorine); Ammonia or ammonia-based products; Bathroom cleaners; Window and glass cleaners; Other products (SPONTANEOUS); None (SPONTANEOUS); DK

From the following list of household cleaning products, please indicate those, if any, that you see as potentially harmful to your health. - % EU

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Bleaching products (chlorine)

Degreasers (e.g. oven)

Disinfectants

Spot removers (e.g. clothing)

Air fresheners (spray)

Bathroom cleaners

Floor and surface cleaners

Furniture cleaners

Laundry washing detergents

Window and glass cleaners

Dishwashing products

Other products (SPONTANEOUS)

None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK


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Looking at the analysis on a country level, it is clear that the trend we have thus far reported continues, namely that respondents from Greece see a much higher threat in household products compared to other countries, and provide the highest mentions of all countries for most products on the list. One exception to this is the mentions for ammonia or ammonia-based products, where respondents from Luxembourg and the Netherlands provide the highest mentions (79% for both), while about or more than seven in ten citizens in Belgium, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden, France and Denmark also mention these products. The mentions of ammonia or ammonia-based products is therefore higher in the EU15 (61%) compared to NMS12 (58%). Countries that are less concerned about ammonia products include Romania and Finland, where fewer than four in ten respondents mention these products, as well as Poland (41%). For bleaching products, the Dutch again provide the highest mentions (78%) followed closely by Greek respondents (77%). Sweden, Denmark, Cyprus and Slovenia make up the other countries where at least seven in ten citizens see bleaching products as potentially harmful to their health. By contrast, only around a third of respondents in Spain and France show concern for the potential threat of bleaching products. It is also interesting to note that France and Spain are the only two countries reporting significantly higher concern for ammonia and ammonia-related products (compared to the EU average) as well as significantly lower concern for bleaching products (which goes against the general trend of countries being concerned about both products). Greek respondents also top the list for degreasers, with two-thirds (66%) viewing this product as dangerous. Cypriot respondents show similar levels of concern (65%), while close to six in ten citizens in Slovenia and Luxembourg also mention this product. On average, EU15 countries show greater sensitivity towards degreasers (43% vs. 38%). On the opposite end of the scale, only 15% of Polish respondents mention degreasers, followed by Latvia (23%) and Lithuania (27%). Here it is interesting to note that, in general, Latvia and Lithuania post results on par with the EU-27 average, or significantly higher, with degreasers being the only product for which these two countries post the lowest scores. For disinfectants, Greece again shows the highest mentions with close to six in ten citizens mentioning the product. There are four other countries where the majority mentioned disinfectants: Lithuania, Slovenia (both 53%), Latvia (52%) and Estonia (50%), leading to the overall average for NMS12 states being higher than for EU15 (43% vs. 36%). By contrast, less than a quarter of respondents in Malta (21%) and Finland (23%) mention the product. Slovenia and Slovakia top the list for concern regarding spot removers (e.g. clothing) with 47% mentions in both countries, followed by Luxembourg (45%) and Estonia (44%). On the other hand, just over one in five respondents in Hungary and Bulgaria state the same (22% for both).


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For air fresheners, Greece again tops the list with 60% of respondents mentioning the product; once again well above the European average of 32%. France and Denmark ranks second and third in terms of viewing air fresheners as potentially harmful (51% for both). Poland, Bulgaria and Romania show the lowest concern. This results in the average mentions for EU15 countries being higher than for NMS12 (36% vs. 30%).


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products

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detergents


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(e.g. clothing)

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products

Bathroom cleaners



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DK

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BE 21% 11% 15% 38% 42% 26% 30% 45% 55% 70% 21% 16% 1% 4% 2%BG 27% 11% 22% 36% 22% 18% 46% 15% 60% 49% 34% 12% 1% 5% 10%

CZ 19% 15% 20% 43% 38% 14% 41% 29% 54% 68% 23% 14% 0% 7% 3%

DK 26% 16% 21% 42% 35% 27% 40% 51% 71% 71% 38% 22% 0% 7% 2%

DE 25% 10% 12% 34% 38% 23% 43% 31% 65% 60% 26% 13% 0% 5% 3%

EE 33% 32% 38% 35% 44% 31% 50% 41% 65% 63% 45% 33% 0% 6% 3%

EL 69% 24% 35% 66% 37% 41% 58% 60% 77% 48% 57% 32% 1% 1% 0%

ES 25% 10% 14% 42% 25% 14% 41% 35% 33% 62% 18% 13% 6% 7% 7%

FR 34% 10% 16% 53% 42% 21% 29% 51% 34% 72% 25% 15% 1% 1% 3%

IE 30% 16% 18% 41% 26% 20% 27% 40% 54% 56% 28% 13% 2% 8% 11%

IT 21% 14% 20% 44% 40% 18% 26% 25% 44% 48% 22% 15% 3% 5% 10%

CY 36% 15% 18% 65% 23% 25% 30% 47% 70% 75% 31% 12% 1% 1% 2%

LV 26% 30% 37% 23% 30% 22% 52% 37% 59% 58% 35% 25% 0% 6% 4%

LT 25% 34% 38% 27% 34% 24% 53% 38% 60% 54% 39% 26% 1% 4% 2%

LU 31% 12% 15% 58% 45% 25% 38% 35% 58% 79% 28% 14% 0% 3% 1%

HU 20% 20% 18% 39% 22% 15% 40% 33% 50% 61% 40% 15% 0% 11% 3%

MT 17% 9% 15% 33% 30% 17% 21% 38% 63% 53% 29% 7% 0% 5% 11%

NL 27% 20% 16% 43% 42% 23% 49% 37% 78% 79% 49% 25% 0% 3% 2%

AT 25% 12% 19% 36% 41% 19% 38% 24% 65% 62% 21% 13% 4% 6% 7%

PL 18% 8% 14% 15% 31% 10% 37% 15% 48% 41% 26% 9% 0% 6% 11%

PT 22% 10% 11% 31% 23% 14% 35% 27% 50% 57% 21% 11% 1% 10% 7%

RO 31% 23% 28% 37% 25% 14% 37% 14% 44% 36% 27% 10% 1% 5% 12%

SI 35% 23% 27% 59% 47% 23% 53% 35% 70% 74% 50% 23% 6% 3% 1%

SK 30% 15% 20% 51% 47% 19% 43% 36% 56% 69% 26% 15% 1% 2% 1%

FI 15% 21% 42% 43% 23% 24% 23% 22% 41% 39% 20% 14% 0% 10% 1%

SE 30% 36% 23% 52% 39% 24% 31% 34% 71% 74% 32% 21% 1% 4% 2%

UK 25% 13% 17% 36% 23% 16% 28% 28% 62% 55% 29% 15% 0% 13% 6%

highest result per item highest result per country lowest result per item

From the following list of household cleaning products, please indicate those, if any, that you see as potentially harmful to your health.


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Turning now to socio-demographics, the following trends emerge:

Females provide higher mentions than males, notably for bleaching products, degreasers and bathroom cleaners. Those in the youngest age bracket (age 15-24) provide lower mentions, specifically for degreasers, spot removers and air fresheners. In addition, higher mentions occur in the middle age groups (age 25-54), when compared to the youngest and oldest respondents, for the majority of products. Product mention increases with education level, with respondents who received schooling up to the age of 20 or older providing the highest mentions for all products, when compared to those who finished their schooling earlier. The proportion of respondents having no opinion or mentioning “no products” therefore also increases as education levels decrease. Managers and other white collar workers provide the highest number of mentions and students the lowest. This is in-line with the age- and education-related findings detailed above. Those with a household composition of three or more members are more likely to mention ammonia, bleaching products, degreasers and disinfectants. Citizens in large towns are more likely to mention bleaching products, disinfectants, bathroom cleaners, floor and surface cleaners and furniture cleaners when compared to those who live in rural villages. Conversely, those in rural villages are more likely to mention ammonia products. Those with an internet connection at home are more likely to mention almost all the household cleaning products provided on the list.


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ammonia-based

products

Bleaching products (chlorine)


Disinfectants

Spot removers

(e.g. clothing)

Air fresheners

(spray)

Bathroom cleaners


Furniture cleaners

Laundry washing

detergents


Dishwashing products


None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

EU27 57% 52% 39% 36% 34% 32% 27% 26% 19% 18% 15% 14% 1% 6% 6%

SexMale 56% 50% 37% 35% 32% 30% 25% 26% 18% 17% 14% 13% 2% 6% 7%Female 59% 54% 42% 37% 35% 33% 29% 26% 19% 18% 15% 14% 1% 6% 5%

Age15-24 54% 50% 31% 34% 27% 26% 24% 24% 16% 16% 14% 13% 1% 6% 7%25-39 61% 55% 41% 38% 34% 33% 31% 28% 20% 18% 16% 15% 2% 5% 6%40-54 61% 55% 45% 37% 37% 35% 30% 28% 21% 19% 16% 15% 1% 5% 4%55 + 53% 49% 38% 34% 33% 31% 23% 24% 17% 17% 13% 13% 1% 7% 7%

Education (End of)15- 53% 46% 38% 32% 30% 28% 23% 24% 16% 16% 13% 11% 1% 8% 8%16-19 59% 54% 40% 37% 34% 32% 27% 26% 19% 17% 14% 13% 1% 6% 5%20+ 60% 56% 44% 38% 39% 37% 33% 30% 23% 21% 18% 18% 2% 5% 4%Still studying 56% 51% 30% 35% 28% 26% 23% 24% 17% 16% 14% 14% 1% 5% 7%

Respondent occupation scaleSelf-employed 59% 55% 39% 38% 38% 34% 28% 28% 21% 21% 16% 16% 2% 7% 6%Managers 61% 62% 46% 38% 39% 35% 33% 29% 23% 20% 17% 18% 1% 5% 4%Other white collars 61% 56% 46% 39% 37% 34% 32% 30% 21% 18% 18% 15% 1% 4% 5%Manual workers 60% 53% 41% 36% 33% 32% 28% 26% 19% 17% 14% 12% 1% 5% 5%House persons 57% 50% 40% 37% 32% 34% 25% 25% 18% 17% 14% 13% 3% 6% 6%Unemployed 61% 49% 37% 36% 31% 32% 26% 28% 19% 20% 16% 14% 2% 6% 6%Retired 51% 48% 36% 33% 32% 30% 23% 24% 16% 17% 12% 12% 1% 7% 8%Students 56% 51% 30% 35% 28% 26% 23% 24% 17% 16% 14% 14% 1% 5% 7%



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2.3 Perceived negative health effects of household cleaning products Respondents were invited to provide the extent to which they agree or disagree (utilising a seven-point scale) with the following statement: “The use of household cleaning products in the home may have negative health effects for yourself or your family members”17. Overall, close to one in four agree with this statement (39%), just under a quarter are neutral and around a third disagree (32%). (The remaining 5% of respondents have no opinion on the matter.)

17 QF18. Please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statement regarding household cleaning products: The use of household cleaning products in the home may have negative health effects for yourself or your family members. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with this statement, and '7' means that you "totally agree" with it.

Please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statement regarding household cleaning products:

The use of household cleaning products in the home may have negative health effects for yourself or your family members. - % EU27

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11%

14%

24%

20%

10%

9%

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Totally disagree

2

3

4

5

6

Totally agree

DK

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Greece tops the list of countries where respondents see the use of household cleaning products as having potentially harmful effects (78% agree). Once again Greece’s result is significantly higher than the other European countries, including Lithuania (59%) and Cyprus (56%) which ranks second and third on this statement. On average, NMS12 countries are also more likely to agree compared to EU15 states (44% vs. 38%). On the other side of the spectrum, just over half of respondents in Finland (51%) disagree with the statement, i.e. they do not feel household cleaning products may have negative health effects for them or their families. The UK and Austria (both at 45%) and Sweden (44%), Belgium (43%) and Spain (42%) also share this sentiment.

Please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statement regarding household cleaning products:

The use of household cleaning products in the home may have negative health effects for yourself or your family members.

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Looking at the socio-demographic groupings, those who are more likely to agree include:

Respondents in the middle age groups (25-39 and 40-54)

Respondents who were educated until age 20 or beyond.

Those most likely to disagree include:

The youngest respondents (age 15-24).

Students.

Respondents who see household cleaning products in general as not risky.

Those with an internet connection at home.


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Respondents who perceive potentially negative health effects from the use of household cleaning products18 were asked what these negative effects may be19. In respondents’ view, the most likely negative health effect, from household cleaning products, is allergy, which receives close to eight out of ten mentions (78%). In addition, three-quarter of respondents mention skin irritation. Thereafter, just under half of respondents (49%) mention asthma, and just over a third (36%) mention cancer.

And which of the following, if any, do you think these negative effects may be? - % EU27

78%

75%

49%

36%

5%

1%

3%

Allergy

Skin irritation

Asthma

Cancer

Other negative effects(SPONTANEOUS)

None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

18 Only respondents who gave a rating of 5,6 or 7 to QF18 were asked QF19: And which of the following, if any, do you think these negative effects may be? 19 QF19. And which of the following, if any, do you think these negative effects may be? Allergy; Cancer; Asthma; Skin irritation; Other negative effects (SPONTANEOUS); None (SPONTANEOUS); DK


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On a country level, allergies receive particularly high mentions in Denmark (94%), Estonia, Luxembourg and Sweden (92% in all three), among respondents who perceive a potentially negative health effect from household cleaning products. Polish respondents provide the lowest mention of allergies, though two-thirds still mention this harmful effect, with similar lower mentions amongst those in the UK, Romania, Italy and Estonia. Skin irritation receives the highest mentions in Sweden (89%), the Czech Republic, Denmark, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (all at 87%) as well as Slovenia (86%). The lowest mentions for skin irritation are reported in Portugal (62%), Poland and Italy (64% for both). It’s worth mentioning, for skin irritation, the variance in responses seems to be less – except for the three lowest countries, all the other countries have at least two-thirds of respondents mentioning skin irritation. Asthma is of particular concern in Greece – mentioned by 73% of Greeks which is well above the European average of 49% as well as the countries with the next highest mentions of asthma: Sweden (62%), Cyprus and Luxembourg (both at 61%). Asthma is of lesser concern in Poland (28%), Romania (33%), Slovakia and Spain (both at 35%). In addition, on average, EU15 countries are more likely to mention asthma than NMS12 countries (54% vs. 45%). Cancer also receives the highest mentions in Greece (53%), followed by Cyprus (49%), Germany (47%), France and Sweden (both at 45%). Cancer is mentioned the least by those in Bulgaria (17%), Malta (18%), Portugal (20%) and Poland (23%). Citizens in NMS12 (31%) are also less likely to mention cancer, compared to those in EU15 (37%). Looking at the spontaneous mentions of other health effects, it is interesting to note the relatively high levels of “other” mentions in Austria, Bulgaria (14% for both) and Italy (13%).


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7 6 %

6 4 %

6 7 %

7 9 %

6 8 %

8 3 %

8 7 %

7 9 %

8 9 %

7 9 %

13 %

14 %

3 %

2 %

7 %

6 %

4 %

4 %

3 %

4 %

5 %

5 %

6 %

3 %EU27

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

Allergy CancerAsthma Skin irritationOther negative effects (SPONTANEOUS) None (SPONTANEOUS)DK

And which of the following, if any, do you think these negative effects may be?


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The socio-demographic analysis indicates:

Females are more likely than males to mention allergy and asthma as potentially negative health effects.

Younger respondents provide lower mentions, particularly for asthma and cancer.

Mentions increase with education. For example, citizens who have been educated for longer are more likely to mention skin irritation, allergies and cancer.

Managers show the highest mentions for most of the negative health effects.

Those who have an internet connection at home are more likely to mention the negative health effects.

AllergySkin

irritation Asthma Cancer

Other negative effects

(SPONTANEOUS)

None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

EU27 78% 75% 49% 36% 5% 1% 3%

SexMale 76% 74% 46% 36% 5% 1% 3%Female 79% 76% 52% 35% 5% 1% 3%

Age15-24 77% 75% 42% 31% 4% 0% 4%25-39 79% 74% 49% 35% 5% 1% 4%40-54 80% 77% 51% 39% 4% 1% 2%55 + 75% 73% 51% 35% 5% 1% 2%

Education (End of)15- 75% 70% 51% 34% 6% 1% 2%16-19 77% 76% 49% 36% 4% 1% 2%20+ 82% 78% 52% 39% 5% 1% 3%Still studying 80% 78% 43% 33% 3% 1% 2%

Respondent occupation scaleSelf-employed 81% 76% 54% 37% 5% 2% 4%Managers 83% 80% 54% 43% 6% 1% 2%Other white collars 75% 74% 48% 35% 6% 1% 4%Manual workers 76% 74% 47% 36% 4% 1% 3%House persons 80% 74% 53% 36% 7% 1% 1%Unemployed 80% 72% 47% 35% 5% 0% 2%Retired 75% 74% 50% 34% 4% 1% 2%Students 80% 78% 43% 33% 3% 1% 2%

And which of the following, if any, do you think these negative effects may be?


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2.4 Awareness and application of usage instructions Respondents were asked how often they read the instructions for safe use before using a household cleaning product20. Respondents who say they never use household cleaning products have been excluded from the following analysis. Over a third of those respondents who do use household cleaning products say they always read the instructions (35%), while 30% state they read it most of the time. A further 17% of respondents read the instructions sometimes, 10% read it rarely and 6% never.

Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you use household

cleaning products. - % EU27Read Instructions

35%

30%

17%

10%

6%

2%

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

DK

20 QF20. If you ever use household cleaning products, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you use household cleaning products. Always; Most of the time; Sometimes; Rarely; Never; Never use household cleaning product (SPONTANEOUS); DK – 1. Read instructions for safe use before using a household-cleaning product 2. Follow the product usage and storage recommendations


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Estonians seem to be the most conscientious when it comes to reading instructions, with 53% always reading the instructions and 27% reading the instructions most of the time. Similarly, over half of Lithuanians (51%) always read the instructions, and a further quarter read it most of the time. Other countries with high levels of consulting the instructions always or most of the time include Hungary (78% for always and most of the time combined), Finland (75%), Slovakia (74%), Latvia (73%) and Slovenia (73%). It therefore follows that countries that form part of NMS12 are more likely to always read the instructions (40% for always) compared to the EU15 (average of 33%). At the other end of the scale, to allow for more meaningful analysis, we have combined mentions for rarely or never read. This shows that Portugal and Malta has the lowest levels of reading instructions (24% rarely or never), followed by Denmark and Italy (both at 21%), Spain and Cyprus (both at 20%) and Sweden (19%). Overall, the EU15 average for rarely and never is 16%, which is significantly higher than the NMS12 average of 12%.


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Looking at the frequency of reading the instructions on a socio-demographic level shows that, those who read the instructions always or most of the time are more likely to:

Be female.

Have a higher level of education.

Be retired, managers or other white collar workers.

Live in a large town.

Have an internet connection at home. Further, it is worth noting that men, younger respondents and students report the highest mentions for rarely or never reading the instructions. These groups also show the highest incidence of non-usage of the product category.

AlwaysMost of

the time Sometimes Rarely Never DK

EU27 35% 30% 17% 10% 6% 2%

Sex

Male 30% 30% 19% 11% 7% 3%

Female 39% 30% 16% 9% 5% 1%

Age

15-24 27% 31% 20% 12% 8% 2%

25-39 34% 31% 19% 9% 5% 2%

40-54 35% 33% 17% 9% 5% 1%

55 + 38% 28% 17% 9% 6% 2%

Education (End of)

15- 33% 28% 19% 10% 9% 1%

16-19 35% 32% 17% 9% 5% 2%

20+ 40% 32% 16% 8% 3% 1%

Still studying 27% 30% 19% 15% 7% 2%


Self-employed 30% 32% 20% 8% 8% 2%

Managers 37% 33% 17% 8% 4% 1%

Other white collars 34% 33% 17% 10% 5% 1%

Manual workers 33% 31% 19% 10% 5% 2%

House persons 34% 31% 17% 10% 7% 1%

Unemployed 35% 28% 18% 10% 7% 2%

Retired 40% 28% 16% 8% 6% 2%

Students 27% 30% 19% 15% 7% 2%

Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you use household cleaning products.

Read instructions for safe use before using a household-cleaning product


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Respondents were asked how often they “follow the product usage and storage recommendations”. The results are fairly similar to the incidence of reading the instructions: over a third always follows the recommendations (36%), a similar proportion most of the time (35%), 15% sometimes, 7% rarely and 5% never21.

Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you ... performed them, when you use household cleaning products.

Read instructions for safe use before using a household-cleaning product % EU27

36%

35%

15%

7%

5%

2%

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

DK

21 QF20.1 If you ever use household cleaning products, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you use household cleaning products: Read instructions for safe use before using a household-cleaning product.


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The country analysis further shows the strong correlation between the results for reading the instructions and following the usage and storage recommendations in that Estonia and Lithuania again report the highest mentions of always (48% and 46% respectively). Combining the scores for always and most of the time shows that more than three-quarters of citizens follow the recommendations in Hungary (82%), Finland (81%), Slovakia (78%), Germany (77%), Slovenia (77%) and Latvia (76%). The NMS12 average is therefore again higher than that for EU15 countries (73% vs. 70%). Again, citizens in Malta post the highest levels of rarely or never following the usage and storage instructions (21%), followed by Italy, Portugal and Denmark (all three at 18%) as well as Spain and Cyprus (both at 17%).


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As expected, socio-demographic variations follow some of the trends seen for reading instructions, with those more likely to always or mostly follow the usage and storage recommendations being:

Female.

Aged 40-54.

Better educated.

Managers. Homeowners. Citizens with an internet connection at home.

AlwaysMost of


EU27 36% 35% 15% 7% 5% 2%

Sex

Male 31% 35% 17% 9% 5% 3%

Female 40% 34% 14% 7% 4% 1%

Age

15-24 28% 34% 18% 10% 7% 3%

25-39 34% 37% 15% 7% 5% 2%

40-54 37% 37% 14% 7% 4% 1%

55 + 39% 32% 15% 7% 5% 2%

Education (End of)

15- 37% 30% 17% 8% 6% 2%

16-19 36% 36% 14% 8% 4% 2%

20+ 39% 37% 12% 6% 4% 2%

Still studying 27% 35% 19% 10% 6% 3%


Self-employed 29% 40% 17% 6% 6% 2%

Managers 37% 39% 13% 7% 3% 1%


Manual workers 34% 36% 15% 8% 5% 2%

House persons 37% 33% 15% 8% 6% 1%

Unemployed 37% 31% 16% 8% 6% 2%

Retired 41% 31% 14% 7% 5% 2%

Students 27% 35% 19% 10% 6% 3%

Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you use household cleaning products.

Follow the product usage and storage recommendations


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3. Hair dyes 3.1 Perceived risk of hair dyes

3.1.1 The risk to people in general In Section 1, 40% of Europeans mentioned “hair dyes” when asked which consumer products contain chemicals posing a risk to the user. Respondents were then asked how risky hair dyes were for people in their country, due to the chemicals present. Here, 33% classify hair dyes as risky, just about a fifth feel dyes are fairly risky and around two in five (37%) say they are not risky. The remaining 11% of respondents don’t have an opinion22.

Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is "not at all risky" for people in (OUR COUNTRY), and '7' means that it is

"extremely risky". - % EU27

11%

11%

15%

19%

18%

9%

6%

11%

1 Not at all risky

2

3

4

5

6

7 Extremely risky

DK

Average = 3,8

22 QF2.1 For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not you consider this product category to be for people in (OUR COUNTRY) in general, because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is "not at all risky" for people in (OUR COUNTRY), and '7' means that it is "extremely risky". 1. Hair dyes 2. Fabric used in your clothing 3. Sunscreens 4. Commonly used household cleaning products


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On a country level, looking at those who see little risk in hair dyes (i.e. who classify hair dyes as not risky), half of citizens in Austria and a similar proportion of those in Spain (49%), Luxembourg (47%), the Czech Republic (46%) and Slovakia (45%) place hair dyes in this category. However, it should also be noted that some countries seem to have lesser knowledge about the chemicals present in hair dyes, specifically in Romania and Bulgaria where 23% and 22% (respectively) give don’t know in answer to this question. Greek citizens’ sensitivity towards the chemicals present in household cleaning products, however, continue when looking at hair dyes, as 67% of Greek respondents classify hair dyes as risky. Danish respondents are not far behind, with 61% stating the same with regard to hair dyes. These two countries stand out in terms of their higher perceived risk with regard to hair dyes, even when looking at the countries with the next highest mentions: Cyprus (45%) and the Netherlands (43%). Overall, the EU15 average for hair dyes being very risky is higher than that for the NMS12 (36% vs. 30%), largely due to a higher proportion of citizens in NMS12 answering don’t know to the question (13% for NMS12 vs. 9% for EU15).


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Analysis by socio-demographic variables shows:

Men are more likely than women to have no opinion on the matter (14% don’t know for men, vs. 7% for women). It can be hypothesised that this is likely due to lower hair dye usage by male respondents.

Older respondents (age 55+) are also more likely to say “don’t know”.

Those who have been educated for longer (up to 20 years of age or older) are more likely to classify hair dyes as risky.

In-line with the age skew, retired respondents are also more likely to have no opinion on the matter.

Citizens with internet access at home are more likely to state that hair dyes are very risky.

RiskyFairly risky

Not risky DK

EU27 33% 19% 37% 11%

Sex

Male 32% 19% 35% 14%

Female 35% 20% 38% 7%

Age

15-24 32% 20% 39% 9%

25-39 34% 19% 38% 9%

40-54 36% 20% 35% 9%

55 + 32% 18% 36% 14%

Education (End of)

15- 31% 18% 37% 14%

16-19 34% 19% 37% 10%

20+ 37% 21% 33% 9%




Managers 36% 17% 38% 9%




Unemployed 33% 16% 40% 11%

Retired 31% 19% 34% 16%

Students 34% 19% 37% 10%

For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not you consider this product category to be for people in (OUR COUNTRY) in

general, because of the chemicals present in it. Hair dyes


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3.1.2 The risk to people personally Whereas, overall, 33% of respondents feel that hair dyes are risky to people in their country, 28% classify hair dyes as risky to themselves personally and 17% say it is fairly risky. The majority (48%) feel that hair dye is not risky to them personally. The remaining 7% of respondents have no opinion23. Note that in the preceding analysis, respondents spontaneously saying that hair dyes are “not applicable to them” i.e. they do not use it and therefore it doesn’t pose a risk, have been excluded from the analysis.

And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be for you personally because of the

chemicals present in it- % EU27

22%

13%

13%

17%

15%

8%

5%

7%

1 Not at all risky

2

3

4

5

6

7 Extremely risky

DK

Average = 3,4

23 QF3.1 And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be for you personally because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is "not at all risky" for you personally, and '7' means that it is "extremely risky”: hair dye.


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Greece again tops the list of countries who view the chemicals in hair dyes as risky to themselves personally, with 51% mentions in this category. Again, this is well above the second highest mentions for hair dye posing a personal risk, reported by Italy (41%) and the Netherlands (40%). The highest mentions of hair dyes being not risky for them personally can be found amongst citizens in Finland (64%), Luxembourg and Malta (both 61%), Austria (60%) and the UK (59%).


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Turning to socio demographics, and still looking only at respondents who gave a risk rating (and didn’t state that hair dyes were “not applicable” to them), the following emerges:

Females are more likely to state that hair dyes are risky to them personally. Males are more likely to have no opinion.

Younger respondents (aged 15-39) are more likely to say hair dyes are not risky compared to older respondents (aged 40+).

Those who ended their education earlier are more likely to have no opinion.

Manual workers, the unemployed and managers are more likely to see no risk to them personally. Retired respondents are more likely not to have an opinion.

Citizens who live on their own are more likely to both classify hair dye as not risky and to have no opinion.

Those in rural villages are more likely to say hair dyes are not risky.

Homeowners tend to view hair dye as not risky, and more so than non-homeowners.

Citizens with internet access also perceive hair dye as not risky to them personally.


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RiskyFairly risky

Not risky DK

EU27 28% 17% 48% 7%

Sex

Male 27% 15% 49% 9%

Female 31% 17% 48% 4%

Age

15-24 29% 15% 50% 6%

25-39 28% 16% 51% 5%

40-54 29% 19% 47% 5%

55 + 28% 16% 47% 9%

Education (End of)

15- 29% 14% 49% 8%

16-19 27% 19% 48% 6%

20+ 29% 17% 49% 5%




Managers 27% 17% 50% 6%





Retired 27% 15% 48% 10%

Students 32% 13% 48% 7%

And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be for you personally

because of the chemicals present in it. Hair dyes


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3.1.3 Extent to which people worry about the hazard posed by hair dyes

When asked the extent to which respondents worry about the potential hazard or risk to their health as a result of the chemicals present in hair dyes, one in five respondents again provide “not applicable” as an answer. Therefore, these respondents have again been excluded from the analysis below. Looking at the remaining respondents, it is clear that around a quarter of Europeans are worried about the risk posed by hair dyes as 24% place themselves in this category. A further 15% are fairly worried about the risk posed by hair dyes. The majority (56%) are not worried, while the remaining 5% of respondents do not have an opinion24.

To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present in any of the following product categories you

may use? - % EU27

28%

14%

14%

15%

13%

6%

5%

5%


2

3

4

5

6

7 Extremely worried

DK

Average = 3,1

24 QF4.1 To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present in any of the following product categories you may use? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you are "not at all worried" (about potential hazards or risk to your health that may arise from the use of any of the following products), and '7' means that you are "extremely worried". 1. Hair dyes 2. Fabric used in your clothing 3. Sunscreens 4. Commonly used household cleaning products


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The highest levels of concern can again be found in Greece and Denmark, with over four in ten respondents in each country saying they are worried about the potential hazard of hair dyes (42% for both). A similar level of concern is found in Cyprus (39%). Italy is the only other country where at least a third of citizens are worried about the risk of hair dyes (35%). On the other hand, more than seven in ten respondents in Sweden (72%) and Finland (71%) are not worried about the potential health consequences of chemicals in hair dyes, and at least two-thirds of citizens in the UK, Malta and Ireland state the same. In Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Ireland, at least one in ten respondents have no opinion on the matter. Overall, citizens in EU15 countries are more likely to say they are not worried (59%) compared to NMS12 (56%), though this could partially be due to more citizens in NMS12 having no opinion (7% vs. 4%).


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From a socio-demographic point of view:

Women again show a greater concern than men.

The youngest respondents (age 15-24) are more likely to be not worried about the potential risk.

Managers, students and those who are unemployed also show lower concern.

Homeowners are more likely to be not worried.

Citizens with an internet connection at home are also more likely to say they’re not worried.

WorriedFairly

worriedNot

worriedDK

EU27 24% 15% 56% 5%

Sex

Male 21% 14% 57% 8%

Female 25% 16% 55% 4%

Age

15-24 23% 13% 59% 5%

25-39 23% 16% 57% 4%

40-54 26% 16% 54% 4%

55 + 22% 15% 56% 7%

Education (End of)

15- 22% 14% 57% 7%

16-19 22% 17% 56% 5%

20+ 26% 14% 56% 4%




Managers 23% 13% 59% 5%





Retired 21% 15% 56% 8%

Students 25% 10% 60% 5%


product categories you may use? Hair dyes


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3.2 Risks of different hair dye products The analysis now turns to the potential health risks for people who use hair dyes. Allergies top the list of the most likely health risk, with more than half of respondents’ mentions (56%). Thereafter, close to four in ten respondents mention itchiness (41%) and skin rash (40%). Around a third of respondents view hair loss and red skin as potential health risks, whilst just more than one in five mention chemical burn and dry skin. All the other negative consequences receive less than 19% of mentions, namely specific risks for pregnant women, specific risks for children, poisoning and cancer. Note however that only 4% of respondents feel there are no risks in hair dyes, though over one in ten has no opinion25.

Which of the following do you think may be potential health risks, if any, for people who use hair dyes? - % EU27

56%

41%

40%

36%

33%

26%

21%

18%

15%

12%

12%

0%

4%

12%

Allergies

Itchiness

Skin rash

Hair loss

Red skin

Chemical burn

Dry skin

Specific risks for pregnant women

Specific risks for children

Poisoning

Cancer

Other risks (SPONTANEOUS)

There are no risks/ None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

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Looking at the results by country, the following overall trend is noted: respondents from Denmark are more likely to mention a variety of health risks, and shows the highest mentions for most of the risks out of all the countries. Sweden also reports several high mentions, and often comes a close second after the highest mentions of Denmark. We turn our focus now to the mentions per the highest mentioned health risk, and break these down by country:

• For allergies the highest mentions can be found in Denmark (85%) and Sweden (81%), followed thereafter by Greece (76%) and Lithuania (70%). The lowest levels of mentions for allergies can be found in the Czech Republic, Ireland and Romania (43% for all three) as well as the UK (44%). Overall, mentions for allergies are significantly higher amongst EU15 countries (60%) than in NMS12 (55%).

• Itchiness also receives the highest mentions in Denmark and Sweden, with

close to two-thirds of respondents mentioning this health risk (66% and 64% respectively). Again these two countries stand out even from the next-in-line countries with the highest mentions: Cyprus (56%) and Netherlands (55). In contrast, only around a quarter of respondents in Romania (25%) and Portugal (21%) state the same. Again the EU15 average is significantly higher than NMS12 (45% vs. 39%).

• For skin rash, Danish respondents again are most likely to mention this risk,

and more than three-quarters do so (78%). However, it is worth noting two-thirds or more of respondents in Sweden (69%) and the Netherlands (66%) also mention this consequence of using hair dyes, and pulls away even from the countries with the next highest mentions (Greece at 55% and Finland with 53%). Romania, Poland and Latvia report the lowest mentions for this risk. The NMS12 (37%) again report lower mentions, compared to EU15 (48%).

• Hair loss is mentioned the most in Lithuania (57%) followed closely by

Denmark (56%), Hungary (55%), Slovakia (54%) and Slovenia (53%), whilst only around one in five of those in Italy, Malta and Spain mention the same. Contrary to the above trends, citizens in NMS12 are now more likely to mention hair loss (46%) when compared to their EU15 counterparts (36%).

• The trend of Denmark posting the highest mentions continues with red skin

being mentioned as a potential hazard by 61% of Danish respondents. This is far above the country with the second highest mentions for red skin (namely Sweden at 48%) and the European average of 33%, again indicating a particular sensitivity to the various health-related risks of hair dye by the Danish. On the other hand, only 13% in Portugal and 17% in Ireland mention red skin. For this potential hazard, the average scores for EU15 and NMS12 are even at 35% each.


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Allergies Itchiness Skin rash Hair loss Red skinChemical

burnDry skin


Specific risks for children

Poisoning Cancer

Other risks

(SPONTANEOUS)

There are no risks/

None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

EU27 56% 41% 40% 36% 33% 26% 21% 18% 15% 12% 12% 0% 4% 12%

BE 58% 47% 42% 35% 31% 29% 26% 17% 15% 11% 16% 1% 3% 7%

BG 56% 41% 40% 24% 34% 26% 17% 13% 10% 9% 7% 0% 2% 22%

CZ 43% 39% 44% 33% 35% 20% 34% 8% 10% 3% 4% 0% 7% 9%

DK 85% 66% 78% 56% 61% 43% 37% 42% 36% 24% 28% 1% 0% 3%

DE 59% 48% 45% 39% 42% 25% 28% 23% 21% 11% 16% 0% 4% 12%

EE 62% 39% 41% 51% 35% 28% 30% 26% 22% 12% 9% 1% 2% 17%

EL 76% 50% 55% 51% 34% 41% 24% 39% 18% 15% 31% 0% 0% 1%

ES 51% 42% 38% 22% 33% 18% 14% 11% 12% 7% 10% 1% 5% 16%

FR 69% 53% 33% 40% 43% 35% 19% 20% 16% 10% 15% 0% 1% 6%

IE 43% 29% 38% 24% 17% 28% 19% 13% 10% 9% 12% 0% 6% 18%

IT 54% 33% 36% 20% 28% 20% 15% 23% 10% 25% 10% 1% 2% 10%

CY 65% 56% 45% 47% 46% 32% 21% 44% 28% 13% 29% 0% 2% 6%

LV 59% 40% 26% 48% 34% 28% 30% 15% 17% 8% 7% 0% 4% 11%

LT 56% 30% 38% 57% 31% 22% 29% 12% 11% 8% 7% 1% 2% 13%

LU 70% 39% 52% 48% 45% 34% 32% 28% 23% 14% 17% 1% 3% 6%

HU 56% 38% 41% 55% 25% 14% 19% 13% 10% 11% 11% 1% 7% 9%

MT 49% 33% 35% 22% 39% 24% 30% 18% 15% 1% 4% 0% 1% 21%

NL 63% 55% 66% 44% 42% 30% 33% 20% 17% 10% 12% 1% 0% 14%

AT 49% 49% 42% 37% 42% 24% 27% 18% 22% 10% 12% 1% 5% 9%

PL 49% 34% 23% 43% 26% 13% 17% 8% 8% 8% 4% 0% 4% 15%

PT 48% 21% 30% 26% 13% 19% 8% 4% 5% 5% 12% 0% 7% 17%

RO 43% 25% 21% 50% 31% 26% 14% 10% 9% 14% 12% 1% 2% 20%

SI 63% 47% 47% 53% 47% 23% 41% 22% 24% 11% 10% 1% 2% 7%

SK 60% 53% 45% 54% 43% 20% 32% 18% 13% 6% 12% 0% 2% 5%

FI 66% 48% 53% 24% 35% 22% 21% 16% 23% 8% 15% 1% 4% 6%

SE 81% 64% 69% 47% 48% 35% 42% 21% 33% 11% 18% 0% 0% 4%

UK 44% 31% 44% 34% 19% 40% 20% 18% 15% 9% 10% 0% 6% 16%

Which of the following do you think may be potential health risks, if any, for people who use hair dyes? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)


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Turning now to socio-demographics, the following trends emerge:

Females provide higher mentions than males, notably for allergies, itchiness, skin rash, red skin and specific risks for pregnant women.

Those in the older age bracket (age 55+) provide lower mentions for most health-related consequences, such as itchiness, hair loss, red skin, dry skin and specific risks for children.

Once again, the higher the level of education, the higher the number of health-risks mentioned. This is coupled with a decrease in the level of don’t know responses.

Managers and white collar workers provide the highest mentions for most health risks, whereas retired respondents provide the lowest. This is in-line with the age- and education-related findings detailed above.

Those who live alone are less likely to mention several of the health risks, but are also more likely to say don’t know.

Citizens with internet access at home are more likely to mention a variety of health risks. The exceptions are poisoning, cancer and hair loss, where the mentions amongst those with and without internet are evenly matched.


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Allergies Poisoning Cancer Hair lossChemical

burn Itchiness Skin rash

Red skin

Dry skinSpecific risks for children


Other risks

(SPONTANEOUS)

There are no risks/

None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

EU27 56% 12% 12% 36% 26% 41% 40% 33% 21% 15% 18% 0% 4% 12%

SexMale 49% 11% 12% 34% 25% 36% 37% 29% 20% 14% 15% 0% 4% 17%Female 62% 12% 12% 37% 28% 46% 42% 37% 22% 16% 21% 0% 4% 7%

Age15-24 52% 8% 10% 40% 26% 43% 38% 32% 23% 14% 17% 0% 4% 11%25-39 57% 13% 12% 37% 31% 44% 42% 36% 24% 18% 22% 0% 3% 10%40-54 60% 13% 13% 36% 30% 43% 43% 37% 22% 16% 19% 1% 3% 10%55 + 52% 11% 13% 32% 21% 38% 36% 28% 18% 12% 15% 1% 4% 16%

Education (End of)15- 50% 11% 13% 32% 20% 36% 34% 27% 16% 11% 15% 1% 5% 15%16-19 55% 11% 11% 37% 28% 42% 40% 34% 21% 14% 17% 0% 4% 11%20+ 65% 14% 15% 36% 32% 45% 46% 37% 25% 19% 23% 1% 2% 9%Still studying 52% 8% 10% 39% 24% 44% 40% 31% 22% 14% 16% 0% 3% 12%

Respondent occupation scaleSelf-employed 58% 14% 12% 33% 28% 39% 42% 32% 23% 17% 21% 0% 4% 13%Managers 63% 14% 14% 32% 35% 44% 49% 39% 27% 18% 22% 1% 2% 8%Other white collars 61% 15% 14% 36% 29% 45% 42% 38% 25% 17% 22% 0% 3% 8%Manual workers 56% 12% 12% 39% 30% 44% 41% 36% 21% 15% 18% 1% 4% 11%House persons 60% 10% 11% 31% 24% 42% 39% 33% 19% 13% 20% 1% 3% 9%Unemployed 51% 11% 11% 41% 27% 40% 36% 31% 21% 14% 18% 0% 3% 12%Retired 51% 10% 13% 34% 20% 36% 35% 28% 17% 12% 14% 0% 4% 17%Students 52% 8% 10% 39% 24% 44% 40% 31% 22% 14% 16% 0% 3% 12%

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3.3 Awareness and application of usage instructions Respondents were probed about their usage of hair dyes when they apply it themselves at home. Here it should be noted that around fifth of respondents are still excluded from the analysis as they spontaneously indicate non-usage of hair dyes. Respondents who do use hair dyes were asked how often, when applying hair dye at home, they read the instructions on the package insert as well as adhere to the recommended safe use instructions and application times26. Most Europeans indicate they always read the instructions and adhere to them (47%), and over one in five say they read and adhere to the instructions most of the time. Still, just over one in ten respondents rarely or never read and adhere to the instructions.

Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you apply hair dyes yourself at home.

% EU27Read the instructions on the package insert

47%

22%

13%

6%

8%

4%

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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25%

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7%

5%

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

DK

QF14.2 Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you apply hair dyes

yourself at home. Adhere to the recommended safe use instructions and applications times - % EU27

Interestingly, there is no correlation between the risk perceived in hair dyes and the level of reading and following the instructions – those who see hair dyes as being not risky are as likely to always read and follow the instructions as those who see hair dyes as very risky27.

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The Swedish are especially diligent when it comes to reading instructions, with close to eight in ten (79%) saying they always read it and two-thirds always adhering to the instructions and application times. Combining the scores for always and most of the time shows that 87% of Swedes read the instructions and 85% adhere to them. The Dutch show similar levels of carefulness, with 80% always or mostly reading and 83% adhering to the instructions. Other countries that top the list in terms of reading and following instructions include Finland, Hungary, Germany and Slovakia. However, it is heartening to note the fairly high levels of reading and following instructions amongst most countries. Also, mentions for reading and adhering to the instructions are higher amongst NMS12 countries (73% reading, 74% adhering) when compared to EU15 (69% reading, 71% adhering). However, one exception is Belgium, where 42% rarely or never read the instructions, and 40% rarely or never follow them. It is noteworthy that this is far higher mentions, even when compared to the countries with the next highest mentions for rarely or never reading and adhering to instructions: Italy (23% for reading, 19% for adhering) and Lithuania (21% for reading, 19% for adhering).


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Looking at the results by socio-demographic groupings reveals:

Women are more likely than men to always read the instructions, and adhere to the recommended safe use instructions and application times.

Those with higher levels of education (beyond the age of 20) are most likely to always read the instructions, and adhere to them.

In-line with the education levels, managers are most likely to follow the instructions.

Citizens with internet access in their homes are also more likely to read and adhere to the instructions.

AlwaysMost of


EU27 47% 22% 13% 6% 8% 4%

Sex

Male 29% 24% 17% 8% 13% 9%

Female 54% 21% 11% 5% 6% 3%

Age

15-24 46% 21% 14% 6% 8% 5%

25-39 49% 21% 13% 6% 6% 5%

40-54 50% 23% 12% 5% 7% 3%

55 + 44% 22% 13% 6% 10% 5%

Education (End of)

15- 40% 23% 15% 6% 11% 5%

16-19 49% 22% 12% 6% 7% 4%

20+ 54% 21% 9% 4% 8% 4%

Still studying 45% 19% 16% 8% 7% 5%


Self-employed 43% 23% 12% 5% 12% 5%

Managers 53% 22% 12% 4% 6% 3%


Manual workers 46% 23% 13% 7% 7% 4%

House persons 46% 22% 13% 7% 8% 4%

Unemployed 53% 18% 11% 5% 8% 5%

Retired 47% 21% 12% 6% 10% 4%

Students 45% 19% 16% 8% 7% 5%


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AlwaysMost of


EU27 46% 25% 12% 5% 7% 5%

Sex

Male 29% 25% 18% 7% 11% 10%

Female 53% 25% 10% 4% 5% 3%

Age

15-24 46% 26% 12% 5% 7% 4%

25-39 46% 26% 13% 5% 5% 5%

40-54 49% 26% 11% 5% 6% 3%

55 + 45% 23% 12% 5% 9% 6%

Education (End of)

15- 42% 24% 14% 6% 9% 5%

16-19 48% 26% 11% 5% 6% 4%

20+ 52% 23% 10% 3% 7% 5%

Still studying 45% 25% 13% 6% 6% 5%


Self-employed 40% 28% 12% 6% 9% 5%

Managers 50% 26% 13% 3% 4% 4%


Manual workers 45% 27% 13% 5% 6% 4%

House persons 49% 24% 11% 5% 6% 5%

Unemployed 48% 24% 12% 4% 6% 6%

Retired 47% 23% 11% 5% 9% 5%

Students 45% 25% 13% 6% 6% 5%

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Although the majority of European citizens say they regularly read the instructions, and follow them, only 17% always do a self-test to check for allergic reactions before applying the dye. Rather, the majority (35%) never do the self-test, with a further 14% rarely conducting the allergy check. Therefore, just under half of citizens never or rarely conduct the self-test. Interestingly, cross tabulation shows that four in ten of those who view hair dyes as very risky also never conduct a self-test (which is significantly higher than the European average of 35%). Therefore, a perceived higher level of risk does not translate into more cautious behaviour. For more meaningful analysis, the mentions for always and most of the time have been combined. This shows that more than four in ten of citizens in Spain, Poland and Portugal conduct a self-test at least most of the time. It is also noteworthy that the United Kingdom is the only country where more than a quarter of users always conduct the self-test (27%). In comparison, more than half of citizens in Sweden, France and the Netherlands never conduct a self test. In addition, on average, EU15 citizens are more likely to never conduct a self test (37%) compared to NMS12 (34%) though this is partly due to 9% of citizens in NMS12 having no opinion (compared to 4% in EU15).


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The socio-demographic trends are:

Women are more likely than men to always do the self-test as well as to never and rarely conduct the test. This is due to a larger proportion of men being unsure of their answer to this question.

Students and those who are self employed are more likely to never conduct the self-test.

Citizens in larger households (three or more members) are more likely to rarely or never conduct a self-test.

Those in rural villages are more likely to rarely or never conduct a self-test.

People with an internet connection are also less likely to conduct a self-test.

AlwaysMost of


EU27 17% 15% 14% 14% 35% 5%

Sex

Male 13% 17% 17% 12% 30% 11%

Female 18% 14% 13% 15% 37% 3%

Age

15-24 16% 14% 13% 14% 39% 4%

25-39 16% 15% 15% 15% 33% 6%

40-54 18% 16% 13% 14% 35% 4%

55 + 16% 15% 14% 14% 35% 6%

Education (End of)

15- 17% 15% 13% 13% 36% 6%

16-19 17% 15% 14% 15% 34% 5%

20+ 18% 15% 13% 14% 35% 5%

Still studying 13% 12% 14% 15% 41% 5%


Self-employed 15% 16% 12% 13% 40% 4%

Managers 17% 17% 15% 15% 32% 4%


Manual workers 17% 16% 13% 15% 34% 5%

House persons 16% 13% 14% 14% 38% 5%

Unemployed 19% 11% 14% 14% 36% 6%

Retired 19% 14% 14% 13% 34% 6%

Students 13% 12% 14% 15% 41% 5%


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4. Sunscreen 4.1 Perceived risk of sunscreen As seen in Section 1, sunscreen is one of the consumer products that Europeans perceive to pose a lower risk to the user – only 16% of Europeans believe that sunscreen contains harmful chemicals. In-line with this, when asked about the risk sunscreen poses to people within their country, only 16% classify sunscreen as risky, with a similar proportion viewing sunscreen as fairly risky. Rather, the majority of Europeans classify sunscreen as not risky (59%). The remaining 10% of respondents are undecided on the matter28.

For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not you consider this product category to be for people in (OUR COUNTRY) in general, because of the chemicals

present in it - % EU27Sunscreens

24%

18%

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4%

3%

10%

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Looking at the risk posed to people personally and the level to which they are worried about the risk posed by sunscreen, as in other categories, we have discarded

the 10% of respondents who say sunscreen is “not applicable” to them29. Only 14% of Europeans feel that sunscreen is risky to them personally and only 13% are worried about the potential hazard posed by the product. The majority, however, classify sunscreen as not risky and are therefore not worried about the potential risk to their health that sunscreen may present30.

And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be for you personally because of the chemicals present in it.

% EU27Sunscreens

31%

20%

15%

14%

8%

4%

2%

6%

1 Not at all risky

2

3

4

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7 Extremely risky

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Average = 2,7

To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present in any of the following product categories you may use?

% EU27Sunscreens

36%

19%

14%

13%

8%

3%

2%

5%


2

3

4

5

6

7 Extremely worried

DK

Average = 2,5

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Turning to the results on a country level, it is clear that Greece again shows greater sensitivity towards chemicals contained in sunscreen – close to one in four Greeks feel sunscreen is hazardous to people in general (39%), and just over a third of Greeks (34%) feel this product to pose a potential risk to them personally and 30% are worried about this risk. Other countries that perceive a relatively higher level of risk in sunscreen, for all three measures include Italy (24% to people in general; 24% personal; 23% worried) and Cyprus (28% to people in general; 18% personal; 23% worried). We turn our analysis now to the countries that consistently classify sunscreen as not risky to people in general or themselves personally, and who are therefore not worried about the potential hazards posed by sunscreen. These countries, that perceive a lower risk in sunscreen, include Austria (78% not risky to people; 79% not risky personally; 77% not worried), Germany (75% not risky to people; 80% not risky personally; 82% not worried) and Finland (72% not risky to people; 84% not risky personally; 85% not worried). Overall, and again across all three measures, EU15 countries tend to perceive a lower level of risk in sunscreens to people in general (EU15: 62% not risky vs. NMS12: 51%); as well as them personally (69% vs. 61%), and are therefore less worried than those in NMS12 (72% vs. 64%). However, this is partially due to more people in NMS12 countries being undecided on all three measures. The high levels of answering don’t know in NMS12 countries stems from, among others, Bulgaria, Romania and Lithuania, which rank highest on all three measures for countries that are undecided on the matter.


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Turning to socio-demographics, the following trends are noted:

The younger the respondent, the more likely they are to classify sunscreen as not risky to both people in general and themselves personally, and therefore they are more likely to be not worried about the potential risk inherent in sunscreen.

For education levels, and in-line with the findings for younger respondents, those who are still studying are most likely to perceive sunscreen as not risky and therefore be not worried.

Looking at occupation, students and managers show the highest levels of confidence in sunscreen, classifying the product as not risky (in general and to themselves personally) and being not worried. Retired citizens are the most likely to have no opinion on all three measures.

Those who live on their own are more likely to have no opinion on whether sunscreen is hazardous to people in their country. They are also less likely to classify sunscreen as “not risky” to themselves personally or to say they are not worried.

People with an internet connection at home perceive a lower risk in sunscreens, and are therefore less worried. However, those who do not have an internet connection are also more likely to have no opinion.


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RiskyFairly risky

Not risky DK

EU27 16% 15% 59% 10%

Sex

Male 15% 15% 59% 11%

Female 17% 16% 58% 9%

Age

15-24 13% 14% 66% 7%

25-39 15% 14% 64% 7%

40-54 15% 16% 61% 8%

55 + 17% 16% 52% 15%

Education (End of)

15- 16% 14% 55% 15%

16-19 15% 16% 60% 9%

20+ 16% 16% 61% 7%




Managers 13% 15% 67% 5%




Unemployed 16% 14% 60% 10%

Retired 17% 16% 51% 16%

Students 15% 14% 64% 7%


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RiskyFairly risky

Not risky DK

EU27 14% 14% 66% 6%

Sex

Male 13% 13% 67% 7%

Female 16% 14% 65% 5%

Age

15-24 11% 14% 70% 5%

25-39 15% 13% 68% 4%

40-54 14% 14% 67% 5%

55 + 16% 15% 60% 9%

Education (End of)

15- 15% 13% 63% 9%

16-19 14% 15% 66% 5%

20+ 14% 13% 68% 5%




Managers 13% 12% 72% 3%





Retired 15% 15% 60% 10%

Students 13% 13% 69% 5%


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WorriedFairly

worriedNot

worriedDK

EU27 13% 13% 69% 5%

Sex

Male 12% 13% 70% 5%

Female 14% 14% 68% 4%

Age

15-24 12% 12% 72% 4%

25-39 13% 13% 70% 4%

40-54 14% 13% 70% 3%

55 + 14% 14% 66% 6%

Education (End of)

15- 14% 11% 69% 6%

16-19 12% 15% 69% 4%

20+ 13% 13% 70% 4%




Managers 10% 13% 74% 3%





Retired 14% 13% 66% 7%

Students 12% 12% 72% 4%


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4.2 A “dermatologically tested” sunscreen For most Europeans, a “dermatologically tested” sunscreen is a lotion that will not cause skin allergies (35%). About one in five Europeans also perceive a “dermatologically tested” sunscreen as one that is kind to the skin, while just about 14% believes it gives extra protection against skin cancer. However, these percentages increase further, if one takes the 12% of respondents into account who felt that all the possible answers were correct. A small proportion (8%) doesn’t believe any of the preceding descriptors are correct, while 13% could not provide an opinion31.

According to you, which of the following answers correctly describes the following statement: A sunscreen lotion that is labeled as "dermatologically tested"… - % EU27

35%

18%

14%

12%

8%

13%

Will not cause skin allergies

Is kind to the skin

Gives extra protection againstskin cancer

All of the above are correct(SPONTANEOUS)

None of the above is correct(SPONTANEOUS)

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Combining the individual response categories with that of the of ‘all of the above are correct’ finds more than two-thirds of citizens in Cyprus believing that a “dermatologically tested” sunscreen will not cause skin allergies (67%), the highest proportion of all European nations. Relatively higher proportions of this belief can also be found in France (59%), and Greece (59%). By contrast, only 21% of Maltese concur with this definition, with the majority (41%) rather stating that “dermatologically tested” sunscreens are kind to the skin. Looking further at the countries with the highest mention for kind to the skin, Spain (49%), the Czech Republic (48%) and Slovenia (48%) post the highest scores. The lowest mention of this definition is found in Lithuania (12%) and Cyprus (13%). The perception of a “dermatologically tested” sunscreen giving extra protection against skin cancer reaches its highest level in Spain (47%), Portugal (43%) and Bulgaria (40%), and its lowest in Finland and Sweden (9% and 8% respectively). Finally, citizens in NMS12 are more likely to say that a dermatologically tested sunscreen is kind to the skin (32% vs. 29%) and will not cause skin cancer (26% vs. 24%) compared to their EU15 counterparts who are more likely to choose the definition to mean will not cause allergies (46% EU15 vs. 44% NMS12).


Is kind to the skin

Gives extra protection

against skin cancer

All of the above are correct

(SPONTANEOUS)

None of the above is correct

(SPONTANEOUS)DK

EU27 35% 18% 14% 12% 8% 13%

BE 45% 9% 23% 7% 9% 7%BG 20% 2% 17% 23% 2% 36%CZ 30% 40% 15% 8% 2% 5%DK 40% 16% 8% 1% 4% 31%DE 35% 18% 9% 12% 12% 14%EE 36% 12% 10% 12% 4% 26%EL 40% 23% 16% 19% 1% 1%ES 15% 26% 24% 23% 3% 9%FR 55% 10% 13% 4% 9% 9%IE 27% 21% 12% 12% 6% 22%IT 37% 10% 17% 17% 10% 9%CY 59% 5% 9% 8% 12% 7%LV 30% 10% 13% 11% 9% 27%LT 48% 10% 10% 2% 9% 21%LU 43% 12% 15% 6% 12% 12%HU 32% 21% 10% 19% 10% 8%MT 15% 35% 24% 6% 1% 19%NL 35% 37% 7% 2% 11% 8%AT 30% 20% 20% 16% 7% 7%PL 27% 20% 21% 11% 4% 17%PT 26% 12% 16% 27% 4% 15%RO 23% 7% 13% 24% 5% 28%SI 25% 32% 6% 16% 12% 9%SK 35% 30% 12% 11% 3% 9%FI 40% 13% 5% 4% 7% 31%SE 28% 18% 5% 3% 15% 31%UK 41% 24% 12% 5% 8% 10%

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The socio-demographic analysis shows:

Women are more likely than men to believe that a “dermatologically tested” sunscreen will not cause skin allergies and is kind to the skin. This can partially be explained by the fact that more men do not have an opinion.

The younger the respondent, the more likely they are to say that this type of sunscreen will not cause skin allergies and is kind to the skin.

Those who have been educated to the age of 20 and beyond are most likely to say that these sunscreens will not cause skin allergies, as well as to spontaneously say that none of these statements are correct. Therefore, they are less likely to choose any of the remaining two definitions (that is, that the sunscreen is kind to the skin and gives extra protection against skin cancer).

The findings for managers show a similar trend to those who have studied up to the age of 20 and longer. Other white collar workers and students are also more likely to say that “dermatologically tested” sunscreens will not cause skin allergies. Housepersons and the unemployed are more likely to believe that a “dermatologically tested” sunscreen gives extra protection against skin cancer. Housepersons are also more prone to say these sunscreens are kind to the skin, a statement which fewer retired respondents mention. Rather, retired respondents are more likely to have no opinion.

Those who live on their own are less likely to mention any of the definitions, and more likely to say none of the above is correct or have no opinion.

Those with an internet connection are more likely to prefer the definition will not cause skin allergies whereas those without internet access at home provide higher mentions for gives extra protection against skin cancer.


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Is kind to the skin

Gives extra

protection against

skin cancer

All of the above are

correct (SPONTANEOUS)

None of the above is correct (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

EU27 35% 18% 14% 12% 8% 13%

Sex

Male 33% 18% 14% 12% 8% 15%

Female 37% 19% 14% 12% 8% 10%

Age

15-24 35% 19% 15% 14% 6% 11%

25-39 37% 20% 14% 13% 7% 9%

40-54 37% 17% 15% 12% 9% 10%

55 + 31% 17% 15% 11% 8% 18%

Education (End of)

15- 30% 18% 15% 13% 7% 17%

16-19 34% 20% 15% 13% 7% 11%

20+ 40% 16% 13% 10% 11% 10%

Still studying 38% 17% 14% 15% 5% 11%


Self-employed 36% 18% 13% 12% 10% 11%

Managers 44% 16% 12% 8% 11% 9%


Manual workers 35% 19% 15% 13% 7% 11%

House persons 30% 22% 17% 15% 7% 9%

Unemployed 30% 18% 18% 13% 6% 15%

Retired 31% 17% 14% 10% 8% 20%

Students 38% 17% 14% 15% 5% 11%



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4.3 Awareness and application of usage instructions When asked about their application and usage behaviour, as pertains to sunscreen, around one in five indicates non-usage of sunscreen. These respondents have therefore been excluded from the ensuing analysis. Of users, around a third say they always read the instructions before applying sunscreen and always follow the product usage recommendations32. Just over a quarter (28%) say they read the instructions most of the time, whilst over a third say they follow the instructions most of the time. Nineteen percent say they rarely or never read the instructions and 14% also rarely or never follow the product usage recommendation33.

Please tell me for each of the following actions regarding the use of sunscreen cream/ lotion whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed

them. - % EU27Read the instructions before applying the sunscreen cream/ lotion

33%

28%

18%

10%

9%

2%

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

DK

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Please tell me for each of the following actions regarding the use of sunscreen cream/ lotion whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed

them. - % EU27Follow the product usage recommendations

32%

35%

17%

8%

6%

2%

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

DK

At a country level, those in Denmark show the least apparent concern regarding referring to the instructions of sunscreen and applying the usage recommendation – 41% rarely or never read these instructions and 32% rarely or never apply the usage guidelines. In this regard, Denmark stands out from the other countries posting the second and third lowest levels of concern: Sweden (32% rarely or never read instructions; 20% rarely or never follow instructions) and Malta (27% reading, 23% following). On the other side of the spectrum, Hungarians claims greater levels of care, with 77% always or mostly reading the instructions, and 80% following the instructions at least most of the time. Other countries where citizens regularly read and follow the instructions include Lithuania (73% reading; 75% following); Slovakia (70% reading, 74% following) and Greece (70% reading, 74% following). It follows therefore that citizens in NMS12 states are more diligent in reading instructions and following instructions than their EU15 counterparts – 65% of NMS12 citizens always or mostly read the instructions (57% in EU15), and 69% always or mostly follow the instructions (65% in EU15).


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Comparing the results of the socio-demographic groupings shows that those who are less likely to read and follow the usage instructions are:

Male.

Age 15-24.

Still studying.

Students.

Citizens with an internet connection at home. Those who are more likely to read and follow the usage instructions are:

Female.

Retired.

AlwaysMost of


EU27 33% 28% 18% 10% 9% 2%

Sex

Male 28% 26% 20% 13% 11% 2%

Female 38% 29% 16% 9% 7% 1%

Age

15-24 27% 29% 16% 14% 13% 1%

25-39 34% 27% 19% 10% 8% 2%

40-54 33% 30% 18% 11% 7% 1%

55 + 36% 27% 17% 9% 8% 3%

Education (End of)

15- 33% 25% 19% 11% 10% 2%

16-19 34% 28% 18% 10% 8% 2%

20+ 36% 28% 17% 10% 7% 2%

Still studying 24% 28% 17% 15% 15% 1%


Self-employed 32% 29% 18% 10% 9% 2%

Managers 35% 30% 18% 10% 6% 1%


Manual workers 32% 27% 19% 11% 9% 2%

House persons 35% 28% 21% 9% 5% 2%

Unemployed 35% 25% 16% 12% 9% 3%

Retired 38% 26% 16% 9% 8% 3%

Students 24% 28% 17% 15% 15% 1%

Please tell me for each of the following actions regarding the use of sunscreen cream/ lotion whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them.

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AlwaysMost of


EU27 32% 35% 17% 8% 6% 2%

Sex

Male 27% 35% 18% 10% 7% 3%

Female 36% 36% 15% 7% 5% 1%

Age

15-24 29% 34% 18% 9% 8% 2%

25-39 33% 35% 17% 8% 5% 2%

40-54 31% 39% 15% 8% 5% 2%

55 + 35% 33% 16% 8% 5% 3%

Education (End of)

15- 32% 31% 18% 9% 8% 2%

16-19 33% 36% 17% 7% 5% 2%

20+ 34% 39% 14% 7% 5% 1%

Still studying 26% 34% 19% 11% 8% 2%


Self-employed 31% 40% 16% 7% 4% 2%

Managers 32% 42% 14% 6% 5% 1%


Manual workers 31% 35% 17% 9% 6% 2%

House persons 35% 33% 18% 9% 3% 2%

Unemployed 34% 32% 17% 9% 6% 2%

Retired 37% 32% 15% 7% 6% 3%

Students 26% 34% 19% 11% 8% 2%

Please tell me for each of the following actions regarding the use of sunscreen cream/ lotion whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them.

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5. Clothing fabrics 5.1 Perceived risk of clothing fabrics

5.1.1 The risk to people in general In Section 1, we established that fabrics used in your clothing made from synthetic fibres are seen to pose a lesser risk to the user, when compared to other consumer products. Less than a quarter of Europeans (22%) mention clothing fabrics when prompted on consumer products that contain chemicals posing a risk to the user. Looking at the perceived risk to people in their country, Europeans confirm the low perceived risk, with only 15% classifying fabric used in your clothing as being risky. An equal amount of citizens classify clothing fabric as fairly risky (17%) with the majority rather seeing clothing fabrics as not risky (60%). Just less than one in ten have no opinion34.

For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not you consider this product category to be for people in (OUR COUNTRY) in general, because of the

chemicals present in it. - % EU27Fabric used in your clothing

23%

20%

17%

17%

9%

4%

2%

8%

1 Not at all risky

2

3

4

5

6

7 Extremely risky

DK

Average = 2,9

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The results by country shows that most European citizens do not classify clothing fabrics as risky, and there are only four countries where a quarter or more of citizens say fabrics are risky, namely Denmark (30%), Italy (28%), Greece (27%) and Slovakia (25%). In Finland, citizens are likely to rather classify clothing fabric as not risky, and eight in ten do so, followed by Slovenia (75%). Overall, citizens in EU15 countries are more likely to classify clothing fabrics as not risky (63%) compared to those in NMS12 (59%).


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The perception that clothing fabric is not risky increases as age decreases, i.e. younger Europeans are more likely than older to say that clothing fabric is not risky to people in general.

Those who are still studying are most likely to say that clothing fabric is not risky.

Citizens who are students or managers and those who are unemployed provide a higher mention of clothing fabric being not risky.

Those who live on their own are less likely to classify fabrics as not risky and more likely to have no opinion.

Those with internet access at home see fabrics as less risky than those without (and also more likely to have an opinion).

RiskyFairly risky

Not risky DK

EU27 15% 17% 60% 8%

Sex

Male 14% 16% 61% 9%

Female 16% 18% 59% 7%

Age

15-24 11% 16% 66% 7%

25-39 15% 16% 63% 6%

40-54 17% 18% 59% 6%

55 + 16% 18% 56% 10%

Education (End of)

15- 15% 16% 59% 10%

16-19 16% 17% 60% 7%

20+ 15% 19% 60% 6%




Managers 14% 17% 64% 5%





Retired 15% 18% 56% 11%

Students 12% 16% 65% 7%


general, because of the chemicals present in it.

Fabric used in your clothing


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5.1.2 The risk to people personally

Citizens’ perceived risk of the fabric used in their clothing to themselves personally remains low with only 14% classifying fabric as very risky, and a similar proportion as fairly risky (15%). Close to two-thirds see no risk (65%)35.

And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be for you personally because of the

chemicals present in it. - % EU27Fabric used in your clothing

28%

21%

16%

15%

9%

3%

2%

6%

1 Not at all risky

2

3

4

5

6

7 Extremely risky

DK

Average = 2,7

On a country level, the results are similar to the perceived risk to people in general, in that Greece (33%) again has the highest mention of fabrics being risky. It’s interesting to note that more Greek respondents view fabrics as very risky to themselves personally than to people in Greece generally (the general trend in most other countries is to perceive a lower risk to oneself personally, compared to people in general). As expected, other countries that perceived a higher risk to people in general, and now also report a risk to them personally, include Italy (29%) and Slovakia (24%). The Finns again tops the list in terms of seeing clothing fabric as not risky to them personally (88%), followed this time by Germany (78%), Slovenia (77%) and Sweden (77%). The MS15 member states are overall more likely to see clothing fabric as not risky (69%) when compared to NMS12 (65%).

35 QF3.2 And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be for you personally because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is "not at all risky" for you personally, and '7' means that it is "extremely risky" : Fabric used in your clothing.


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From a socio-demographic point of view the trend remains similar to the one noted under perceived risk to people in general in that those who see the least risk in clothing fabrics to themselves personally are:

Lesser educated.

Still studying.

Students.

Not living alone.

Living in rural villages.

Have an internet connection at home.

RiskyFairly risky

Not risky DK

EU27 14% 15% 65% 6%

Sex

Male 14% 14% 66% 6%

Female 15% 15% 65% 5%

Age

15-24 12% 12% 70% 6%

25-39 15% 15% 66% 4%

40-54 15% 15% 66% 4%

55 + 15% 15% 62% 8%

Education (End of)

15- 14% 14% 64% 8%

16-19 14% 16% 65% 5%

20+ 15% 15% 66% 4%




Managers 11% 15% 70% 4%





Retired 14% 15% 62% 9%

Students 12% 12% 70% 6%


because of the chemicals present in it.



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5.1.3 Extent of worrying about risk posed by clothing fabric

As expected, given the relatively lower perceived risk of clothing fabrics to people in general and oneself personally, only 14% of citizens are either worried or fairly worried about the potential hazard or risk to themselves due to chemicals present in their clothing fabrics. Rather, the bulk of citizens (68%) are not worried36.

To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present in any of the following product categories you

may use? - % EU27Fabric used in your clothing

33%

20%

15%

14%

9%

3%

2%

4%


2

3

4

5

6

7 Extremely worried

DK

Average = 2,6

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Greece continues the trend of showing the most concern around this issue, with 29% stating they are worried. Italy follows closely with 28% being worried. Romania, Lithuania and Slovakia are the only other countries where at least a fifth of citizens are worried about the potential health hazard posed by clothing fabrics. On the other hand, Finland and Sweden are the least concerned, with more than eight in ten classifying themselves as not worried. Overall, those in EU15 again show less concern (72% not worried) than those in NMS12 (66% not worried).


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The socio-demographic analysis reveals:

The incidence of being not worried decreases with age, i.e. the youngest respondents are the most likely to say they’re not worried about the potential health hazard due to chemicals in clothing fabric.

Managers are the employment group most likely not to be concerned about the chemicals in clothing fabric.

Those who live on their own tend to be more worried.

Citizens with an internet connection at home are less worried.

WorriedFairly

worriedNot

worriedDK

EU27 14% 14% 68% 4%

Sex

Male 13% 14% 68% 5%

Female 14% 14% 68% 4%

Age

15-24 12% 13% 71% 4%

25-39 14% 14% 68% 4%

40-54 15% 14% 68% 3%

55 + 14% 15% 66% 5%

Education (End of)

15- 15% 12% 68% 5%

16-19 14% 14% 68% 4%

20+ 13% 15% 69% 3%




Managers 12% 13% 72% 3%





Retired 13% 14% 67% 6%

Students 14% 13% 69% 4%


product categories you may use?



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5.2 Risk of different fabrics used in clothing

5.2.1 Synthetic fabrics are seen to be the most risky

Citizens were asked, from a list of fabric types, to what extent they felt there is a health risk to them personally37. Synthetic fibres was seen to pose the greatest risk of the three fabric types included on the list, with just over one in five Europeans classifying the product as posing a high health risk (22%)38. Nineteen percent of citizens view synthetic fibres as posing a fair health risk, with the majority seeing no health risk (51%). Fewer than one in ten Europeans (8%) have no opinion.

Please tell me to what extent you think that there is a health risk (such as allergic reactions, etc.) to you personally from chemicals in the

following fabrics used in clothing - % EU27Synthetic fibres

19%

15%

17%

19%

13%

5%

4%

8%

1 No health risk at all

2

3

4

5

6

7 A high health risk

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Greece, being the country that has throughout most measures consistently been the most sensitive to chemicals contained in products, again tops the list of countries who view synthetic fibres as presenting a high health risk, with close to half classifying synthetic fibres as such (46%), followed by Estonia (38%) and Hungary (37%). On the other side of the spectrum are three countries where at least two-thirds of citizens believe that synthetic fibres pose no health risk: Finland, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The EU15 countries also perceive a lower health risk (57% no health risk) compared to NMS12 (43%).

37 QF15.2 Please tell me to what extent you think that there is a health risk (such as allergic reactions, etc.) to you personally from chemicals in the following fabrics used in clothing. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, '1' means that you think there is "no health risk at all" to you personally from this fabric and '7' means that there is "a high health risk": Synthetic fibres; Fabrics with chemical-specific quality labels that are labels for fabrics that do not contain chemicals harmful to health and the environment; Wool, cotton, or linen 38 A score of 5, 6 or 7 is categorised as a “high health risk”, 4 as “fair health risk” and between 1 and 3 “no health risk”


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The results on socio-demographic level can be summarised as follows:

The younger the respondent, the more likely they are to feel that synthetic fibres are not risky.

Looking at the occupation groups, managers are most likely to view synthetic fibres as not risky.

Those living on their own are less likely to say synthetic fibres are not risky and more likely to have no opinion.

Citizens with internet access see synthetics fibres as not risky and are more likely to have an opinion.

RiskyFairly risky

Not risky DK

EU27 22% 19% 51% 8%

Sex

Male 21% 18% 52% 9%

Female 24% 19% 50% 7%

Age

15-24 18% 19% 55% 8%

25-39 21% 19% 52% 8%

40-54 24% 19% 51% 6%

55 + 24% 19% 48% 9%

Education (End of)

15- 22% 18% 51% 9%

16-19 23% 19% 51% 7%

20+ 21% 20% 53% 6%




Managers 17% 19% 59% 5%





Retired 23% 19% 48% 10%

Students 18% 19% 53% 10%

Please tell me to what extent you think that there is a health risk (such as allergic reactions, etc.) to you personally from chemicals in the following

fabrics used in clothing

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5.2.2 Fabrics with chemical-specific quality labels Europeans were asked the extent to which they felt “fabrics with chemical-specific quality labels that are labels for fabrics that do not contain chemicals harmful to health and the environment” pose a potential health risk (hereafter referred to as “eco-friendly labels”). A small minority of Europeans (12%) still felt that these fabrics posed a high health risk, although the labels assert otherwise. Further, 15% of Europeans rate these fabrics as having a fair health risk, though the majority (63%) do not perceive a health risk. A tenth of Europeans were unsure of the answer. Looking at the results on a country level, the highest perception of eco-friendly labels posing a high health risk can be seen in Italy at 28%, followed by Slovakia at 25% and Lithuania at 20%. More than a fifth of citizens in Italy, Greece and Slovakia also see a fair health risk in this regard (23% and respectively 22%). On the other side of the spectrum, nine out of ten people in Finland rate these fabrics as posing no health risk, with more than eight in ten of citizens in Denmark (84%) doing the same. Maltese and Irish respondents are more likely to be uninformed on the subject, with 28% and 20% respectively answering “don’t know” to the statement. Overall, EU15 citizens still place greater trust in eco-friendly labels as 65% view fabrics with these labels as not risky (compared to 59% for NMS12). This is partially due, however, to 12% of citizens in NMS12 having no opinion (compared to 9% for EU15).


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The socio-demographic analysis shows less variance (when compared to the country breakdown), though the following is noted:

Those who have lesser education, i.e. been educated up to the age of 15 (or less), and those who are still studying, are more likely to be uninformed about the meaning of eco-labels.

Managers and students are more likely to view these fabrics as posing no health risk.

Citizens living alone are less likely to say these fabrics are not risky, and more likely to have no opinion.

People with an internet connection at home are more likely to view fabrics with eco-friendly labels as not risky, and to have an opinion.


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RiskyFairly risky

Not risky DK

EU27 12% 15% 63% 10%

Sex

Male 12% 15% 63% 10%

Female 13% 16% 62% 9%

Age

15-24 10% 14% 65% 11%

25-39 11% 16% 64% 9%

40-54 13% 15% 64% 8%

55 + 12% 16% 60% 12%

Education (End of)

15- 11% 16% 61% 12%

16-19 13% 16% 62% 9%

20+ 12% 15% 65% 8%




Managers 10% 15% 68% 7%




Unemployed 11% 15% 63% 11%

Retired 12% 15% 60% 13%

Students 9% 14% 66% 11%

Please tell me to what extent you think that there is a health risk (such as allergic reactions, etc.) to you personally from chemicals in the following

fabrics used in clothing.

Fabrics with chemical-specific quality labels that are labels for fabrics that do not contain chemicals harmful to health and the environment


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5.2.3 Wool, cotton or linen Europeans see a very low risk in clothing fabrics such as wool, cotton or linen – only 6% of Europeans would classify these products as posing a high health risk. Just under a tenth (9%) sees a fair health risk while eight in ten see no health risk. Five percent of Europeans surveyed had no opinion. Looking at the results by country, it is clear that the perceived low risk of these natural fabrics spans across all European countries, with the highest mention of wool, cotton or linen being high risk occurring in Italy, albeit at a low level of 14%. About a further tenth of Belgians, Greeks, Italians and Polish citizens perceive these fabrics to pose a fair health risk. The largest trust in these fabrics comes from Finland, Estonia and Lithuania, where 91% of citizens view wool, cotton or linen as constituting no health risk. Still, over one in ten of citizens in Ireland, Malta and Romania “don’t know” whether these fabrics pose a health risk. Interestingly, whereas NMS12 countries proved to have less trust in synthetic fibres and eco-friendly labels (when compared to EU15), they now provide a higher rating for wool, cotton and linen posing no health risk (84% vs. 81% for EU15).


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The socio-demographic breakdown shows the following:

Women are more likely than men to see no health risk.

Younger respondents (aged 15-24) provide higher mentions of no health risk.

For the occupational groupings, those who are self-employed or white collar workers are less likely to see wool, cotton or linen as causing no health risk, though the majority of these respondents still don’t see a threat in these fabrics.

Citizens living alone provide lesser mentions for no health risk and more for don’t know.

Those in rural villages are more likely to classify wool, cotton or linen as having no health risk, compared to people in small-, mid-sized or large towns.

People with an internet connection at home place greater trust in these fabrics than those without internet (the latter group also being more likely to say don’t know).

No health riskFair health

riskHigh health

riskDK

EU27 80% 9% 6% 5%

Sex

Male 78% 9% 7% 6%

Female 81% 9% 6% 4%

Age

15-24 81% 9% 4% 6%

25-39 79% 9% 7% 5%

40-54 79% 9% 8% 4%

55 + 79% 9% 6% 6%

Education (End of)

15- 79% 8% 6% 7%

16-19 79% 9% 7% 5%

20+ 80% 9% 7% 4%




Managers 82% 8% 7% 3%





Retired 78% 9% 6% 7%

Students 80% 9% 4% 7%

Please tell me to what extent you think that there is a health risk (such as allergic reactions, etc.) to you personally from chemicals in the following fabrics used in

clothing.

Wool, cotton, or linen


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5.3 Consideration of potential risk by consumers when buying clothes Europeans were asked the importance they place on the fabrics’ potential risk to their health and the environment when buying clothes for themselves or their families. While 18% of Europeans say this is fairly important, the remaining are split almost equally – close to four in ten say it is very important (39%) and a similar proportion say it is not important (37%). The analysis on country level shows that close to two-thirds of respondents in Germany (67%) and Slovakia (64%) say the environmental and health risks are very important to them when buying clothes for themselves and their families. At the opposite end of the scale are countries where more than six in ten say this is not important, namely Denmark (62%) and the United Kingdom (61%). Malta, Ireland and Romania are again the countries with the highest levels of uninformed citizens expressed through don’t know responses of more than 10%. Overall, citizens from NMS12 countries place greater importance on the fabrics’ potential risk to their health and the environment when buying clothes, with 48% saying it is very important (compared to 36% in EU15). Rather, the absolute majority of people in EU15 countries say this is not important (43% vs. 29% for NMS12).


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The socio-demographic breakdown shows:

Females find the potential health and environmental impact more important than males. This is due to males either finding the impact not important or having no opinion on the matter.

The importance placed on the fabric’s potential risks increases with age.

Managers, students and those who are unemployed are more likely to find this not important.

Those without an internet connection are more likely to have no opinion on the matter, and therefore less likely to say it is not important.

Not importantFairly

importantImportant DK

EU27 37% 18% 39% 6%

Sex

Male 39% 18% 36% 7%

Female 35% 18% 42% 5%

Age

15-24 44% 19% 31% 6%

25-39 36% 19% 38% 7%

40-54 36% 18% 42% 4%

55 + 35% 17% 42% 6%

Education (End of)

15- 38% 19% 37% 6%

16-19 35% 18% 42% 5%

20+ 37% 18% 40% 5%




Managers 41% 16% 40% 3%





Retired 34% 18% 42% 6%

Students 42% 19% 33% 6%

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6. Information about and protection against harmful chemicals 6.1 Trust in public institutions and industry

6.1.1 Trust in the European Union Europeans were asked to rate the level of trust they place in certain actors to do a good job to protect consumers from potential health risks from chemicals in consumer products. Of the various actors prompted, Europeans placed the greatest trust in the European Union, with over a third (35%) placing a great amount of trust in the EU, and 23% having a fair amount of trust. However, more than a third of Europeans have no trust in the EU (35%). Countries where the EU inspires the most confidence include Malta and Cyprus where 61% and 58% (respectively) have a great amount of trust in the EU doing a good job to protect consumers from potential health risks. The EU instils less confidence in citizens from Sweden, Slovenia, Greece and the United Kingdom, where at least 46% of citizens provide a rating of no trust. Overall, citizens in NMS12 have greater confidence in the EU (39% great amount of trust) when compared to EU15 countries (35% great amount of trust).


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The results broken down by socio-demographic groupings reveal:

Males are more likely than females to have a great amount of trust in the EU. However, this is largely due to a greater proportion of females answering “don’t know” to the question.

Respondents in the oldest (55+) and youngest (15-24) age groups are also more likely to have no opinion.

Trust in the EU increases with education – the longer a respondent has been educated, the more likely they are to have a great amount of trust in the EU. Those who ended their education sooner are both more likely to have no trust in the EU and to have no opinion.

Regarding the occupational groupings, unemployed citizens show the least trust in the EU to protect consumers from potential health risks.

Those with internet access at home are more likely to have a great deal of trust in the EU, partially due to being more likely to have an opinion.

Great trust

Fair trust No trust DK

EU27 35% 23% 35% 7%

SexMale 38% 23% 34% 5%Female 32% 23% 36% 9%

Age15-24 37% 24% 31% 8%25-39 37% 24% 33% 6%40-54 34% 24% 36% 6%55 + 33% 22% 36% 9%



To what extent do you trust or not each of the following actors in doing a good job to protect consumers from potential health risks from chemicals in

consumer products?

The European Union


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6.1.2 Trust in the national authorities Europeans’ trust in their respective governments is similar to that placed in the EU in that 32% have a great amount of trust in their country’s government (compared to the EU score of 35%). Twenty-two percent of citizens have a fair amount of trust in their government to protect consumers from potential health risks from chemicals in consumer products. However, more than four in ten of Europeans have no trust at all in their government, when it comes to protecting consumers. A very small proportion (4%) has no opinion. The Dutch and Austrians show the greatest amount of trust in their government to protect consumers with 54% and 53% (respectively) placing a great amount of trust. Finland is the only other country where at least half of citizens place a great amount of trust in their government (50%). Countries showing the least amount of trust in their governments are Greece (69% no trust), and Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria where 62% of the citizens have no trust in their governments. It is also interesting to note the relatively higher proportion of Romanians (14%) and Irish (12%) who have no opinion. It follows that more NMS12 countries have no trust in their governments, when compared to EU15 (50% vs. 37%).


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The analysis by socio-demographics shows four groups that are more likely to have a great deal of trust in their government, namely:

Males.

Those who have studied to age 20 and beyond, or are still studying.

Managers and students.

Citizens with an internet connection at home.

Great trust


EU27 32% 22% 42% 4%

SexMale 33% 22% 41% 4%Female 30% 22% 43% 5%

Age15-24 30% 24% 40% 6%25-39 30% 23% 43% 4%40-54 32% 22% 43% 3%55 + 33% 21% 41% 5%




consumer products?

The (NATIONALITY) Government


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6.1.3 Trust in the industry

Of the three actors presented to respondents, the industry received the lowest vote of confidence, with only 21% of citizens having a great amount of trust in the industry to protect consumers against health risks due to chemicals in their products. The general sentiment is therefore clear: governing bodies such as the EU and government are trusted to protect consumers more than the manufacturers themselves. Although a similar proportion place a fair amount of trust in the industry, the absolute majority of Europeans (54%) have no trust in the industry to protect consumers from potential health risks from chemicals in their products. This has likely limiting implications for any actions such as labelling and/or communications by manufacturers, with trust being low(er) from the onset. Countries that show the greatest amount of distrust, i.e. place no trust in the industry are Greece (79%) and Slovenia (77%). By contrast, close to a third of Maltese (34%) place a great amount of trust in the industry. On average, EU15 countries are more likely to place no trust in the industry (57%) when compared to NMS12 countries (53%). Irish and Romanian citizens again show the highest proportions of don’t know responses, with Portugal as well, of about 10%.


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For the age groupings, the level of having no trust in the industry increases with age, and reaches its highest point with the age 40-54 group. This is partly due to the younger age groups having no opinion.

The longer educated the respondent, the more likely they are to have no trust in the industry.

Unemployed citizens are more likely to have no trust in industry, while students have more trust.

Those with internet access at home are more likely to have no trust in industry.

Great trust


EU27 21% 21% 54% 4%

SexMale 21% 21% 54% 4%Female 20% 20% 55% 5%

Age15-24 21% 23% 50% 6%25-39 21% 20% 56% 3%40-54 18% 21% 58% 3%55 + 22% 20% 53% 5%




consumer products?

Industry


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6.2 Information sources and trusted actors regarding health protection

6.2.1 Preferred information sources for obtaining safety information From a list of information sources, respondents were asked which would be their most preferred source for information about specific safety and safe-use information concerning chemicals in consumer products. The clear majority of Europeans (54%) would prefer to get the safety information directly from the product label and package information. The preference is therefore clear – consumers would like the harmful products themselves to warn about and prevent potential health risks. Ranking second, Europeans would prefer television as an information source, with close to four in ten choosing this medium (39%). Three further information sources are mentioned by close to a quarter of citizens: brochures in the shop where the product is bought (26%), internet website (25%) and newspapers (21%). Information sources with the least popularity include telephone consumer information (hotline) (15%), radio (13%) and magazines (11%)39.

From the following list, which information sources would you prefer for getting a specific safety and safe-use information concerning chemicals in consumer products? - % EU27

54%

39%

26%

25%

21%

15%

13%

11%

1%

2%

2%

Product label and package information

Television

Brochures in the shop where the product is bought

Internet website

Newspapers

Telephone consumer information (hotline)

Radio

Magazines

Other (SPONTANEOUS)

None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

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On a country level, the preference for safety information to be displayed on product labels and packaging peaks in Sweden (79%), Denmark (78%) and Slovenia (77%) where more than three-quarters of citizens prefer this information source. In other countries, the majority of citizens prefer this information source, with two exceptions: less than four in ten respondents in Poland and Portugal mention product labels and packaging, with the absolute majority rather choosing television. Cyprus and Greece are the two countries with the highest mention of television as a preferred information source, chosen by more than six in ten respondents. Close to six in ten of people in Portugal (60%) and Romania (57%) also prefer television. The lowest preference for television is found in Finland (25%), Sweden (28%), and Czech Republic (29%). Germany follows suit at 31%. Overall, television receives higher mentions in NMS12 countries, compared to EU15 (41% vs. 38%). The use of brochures as an information source is most popular in Cyprus (52%) and Slovakia (49%) and least popular in the United Kingdom (15%) and Hungary (17%). Just over four in ten Danish citizens show a preference for receiving safety information over the internet, though relatively higher mentions are also found in the Czech Republic and Sweden (both 35%), followed by the Netherlands and Estonia at 34%. However, only 12% of Portuguese would be satisfied with this medium as an information source. Turning to newspapers, the Finns stand out with close to half of the citizens preferring this information source, showing a significantly higher mention than most other countries, especially Bulgaria, where only one in ten respondents would prefer this medium. In general, newspapers receive higher mentions in EU15 countries (25% vs. 19% in NMS12).


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Television

Brochures in the shop

where the product is

bought

Internet website

Newspapers

Telephone consumer

information (hotline)

Radio MagazinesOther (SP.)

None (SP.)

DK

EU27 54% 39% 26% 25% 21% 15% 13% 11% 1% 2% 2%

BE 60% 37% 28% 28% 23% 22% 17% 14% 1% 1% 1%

BG 67% 43% 33% 16% 10% 15% 8% 2% 1% 3% 4%

CZ 64% 29% 23% 35% 18% 10% 7% 9% 1% 3% 1%

DK 78% 34% 45% 41% 23% 14% 15% 8% 0% 0% 1%

DE 53% 31% 25% 32% 20% 24% 8% 14% 0% 2% 1%

EE 69% 32% 30% 34% 19% 11% 14% 14% 1% 1% 2%

EL 53% 62% 34% 16% 27% 22% 16% 10% 1% 1% -

ES 49% 42% 28% 19% 23% 26% 17% 9% 2% 3% 2%

FR 63% 40% 29% 28% 27% 10% 20% 16% 1% 1% 1%

IE 52% 35% 38% 24% 28% 13% 22% 10% 1% 1% 3%

IT 47% 44% 24% 20% 20% 17% 6% 12% 1% 2% 4%

CY 59% 64% 52% 23% 28% 22% 14% 10% 1% 1% -

LV 47% 35% 22% 28% 17% 6% 12% 9% 1% 5% 1%

LT 49% 31% 18% 31% 16% 8% 9% 5% 1% 4% 2%

LU 71% 31% 34% 32% 26% 16% 17% 21% 1% 2% 0%

HU 58% 34% 17% 17% 15% 6% 9% 7% 1% 7% 1%

MT 52% 47% 31% 33% 21% 7% 18% 10% 1% 2% 2%

NL 73% 33% 30% 34% 26% 11% 11% 13% 1% 1% 0%

AT 60% 36% 41% 29% 27% 32% 15% 21% 1% 3% 3%

PL 36% 39% 21% 20% 15% 6% 12% 8% 0% 4% 8%

PT 38% 60% 22% 12% 20% 26% 12% 8% 0% 4% 4%

RO 60% 57% 37% 18% 26% 11% 20% 16% 1% 2% 3%

SI 77% 41% 44% 27% 21% 4% 12% 9% 2% 2% 0%

SK 68% 49% 49% 30% 27% 10% 23% 21% 1% 1% 1%

FI 53% 25% 21% 29% 48% 11% 19% 12% 1% 1% 0%

SE 79% 28% 45% 35% 21% 14% 17% 5% 2% 1% 1%

UK 53% 32% 15% 23% 15% 7% 10% 5% 0% 3% 2%

highest result per country highest result per item


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The socio-demographic trends relating to preferred information sources are:

Females are more likely than males to prefer product labels and package information as well as television. However, males are more likely to prefer the internet.

The middle two age groups (age 25-39 and 40-54) are more likely to mention product label and package information as well as brochures in the shop where the product was bought when compared to their youngest and oldest counterparts. As expected, preference for the internet decreases as citizens become older, while preference for newspapers increases with age. The oldest respondents (age 55+) are also most likely to prefer television.

Looking at education levels, the higher educated the respondent, the more likely they are to prefer product label and package information as well as brochures in the shop where the product was bought. By contrast, the lesser educated, the more likely they are to prefer television.

In-line with the above findings, managers are more likely to prefer product labels and packaging information and the internet, and less likely to prefer television. Housepersons and retired citizens are almost a mirror image to managers in that they are more likely to prefer television and least likely to prefer the internet.

Citizens in rural villages are more likely to mention television and brochures in the shop where the product is bought and less likely to mention internet websites than those who live in small, mid-sized and larger towns.

Those with an internet connection at home are more likely to prefer product label and package information and, as expected, internet websites. Those without internet at home are more likely to mention television.


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Television

Brochures in the shop

where the product is

bought

Internet website

Newspapers

Telephone consumer

information (hotline)

Radio MagazinesOther

(SPONTANEOUS)

None (SPONTAN

EOUS)DK

EU27 54% 39% 26% 25% 21% 15% 13% 11% 1% 2% 2%

SexMale 53% 37% 25% 28% 22% 15% 13% 10% 1% 3% 2%Female 56% 40% 27% 22% 21% 16% 12% 12% 1% 2% 2%

Age15-24 52% 38% 25% 39% 19% 15% 9% 11% 1% 2% 2%25-39 57% 34% 28% 32% 19% 16% 11% 11% 1% 2% 3%40-54 57% 37% 28% 27% 21% 18% 13% 10% 1% 2% 2%55 + 51% 44% 24% 11% 24% 13% 15% 11% 1% 3% 3%

Education (End of)15- 49% 49% 21% 8% 21% 14% 13% 8% 1% 4% 3%16-19 54% 40% 27% 24% 21% 15% 13% 11% 1% 2% 2%20+ 61% 28% 29% 34% 23% 16% 13% 13% 1% 2% 2%Still studying 54% 35% 27% 46% 20% 16% 7% 13% 1% 2% 2%

Respondent occupation scaleSelf-employed 53% 34% 27% 24% 19% 16% 12% 10% 2% 2% 4%Managers 62% 24% 26% 40% 20% 15% 9% 11% 1% 2% 1%Other white collars 56% 35% 28% 33% 23% 16% 12% 11% 1% 2% 3%Manual workers 56% 40% 29% 25% 20% 17% 13% 11% 1% 2% 2%House persons 52% 47% 26% 15% 19% 18% 14% 11% 1% 3% 3%Unemployed 51% 42% 26% 25% 20% 15% 14% 11% 1% 3% 2%Retired 51% 45% 23% 10% 24% 13% 15% 11% 1% 3% 3%Students 54% 35% 27% 46% 20% 16% 7% 13% 1% 2% 2%

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6.2.2 Provision of reliable information

Europeans were asked which actors they trust the most to give reliable information on safety and safe-use concerning chemicals in consumer products. More than half of Europeans trust consumer associations the most (54%) while more than four in ten view scientists and researchers as providing the most reliable information. Around a fifth then mentions friends and family (23%), the relevant authorities (20%) or non-governmental national bodies (17%). It is disappointing to note the relatively low mention of The European Union authorities – with only 13% seeing the EU as providing reliable information, outperforming only industry which receives a low 9% of mentions40.

And which of the following actors would you trust the most for giving you reliable information on safety and safe-use concerning chemicals in consumer products?

% EU27

54%

43%

23%

20%

17%

13%

9%

1%

2%

4%

Consumer associations

Scientists and researchers

Friends and family

(NATIONALITY) authorities

Non-governmental national bodies

The European Union authorities

Industry

Other (SPONTANEOUS)

None (SPONTANEOUS)

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In three countries, three-quarters of citizens trust consumer associations the most to provide reliable information – Germany, France and the Netherlands. Lower trust is evident in Latvia (22%) and Lithuania (26%). Trust in consumer associations are therefore higher in EU15 countries (57%) compared to NMS12 (45%). Greeks are more likely to trust scientists and researchers the most to provide reliable information, with more than three-quarters (78%) mentioning these actors. Scientists and researchers receive the lowest mentions from Austrians (30%). The passing on of safety information by word of mouth, in the form of friends and family members is particularly higher in Slovakia (49%), Romania (46%) and Bulgaria (42%) but lesser mentioned in Italy, the Netherlands (both 15%) and Spain (16%). It follows that citizen in NMS12 states mention this form of communication significantly more than EU15 (35% vs. 23%). More than four in ten Danish and Swedish respondents feel their national authorities give reliable information, whilst Lithuanians and Estonians provide the lowest mentions of these actors, signalling an overall trend where only 14% of NMS12 country’s citizens credit their national authorities with providing reliable information (compared to 26% for EU15). At least a quarter of respondents in Slovenia (27%), Portugal and Greece (both 25%) trust non-governmental bodies to provide safety-related information, though Estonians again provide the lowest mentions for these organisations. Following from the lower trust displayed by NMS12 citizens in their own governments, fewer also trust non-governmental national bodies (14%) when compared to EU15 (18%). Looking now at trust in the European Union authorities, Cypriots show the highest mention with 36%. There are three other countries where the EU authorities are mentioned as a reliable information-provider by at least three in ten citizens: Finland (32%), Malta (31%) and Greece (30%). The EU authorities receive the lowest mentions by those in Estonia (5%), the United Kingdom (5%), Latvia (7%) and France (7%), and again lower mentions in NMS12 (14%) when compared to EU15 (17%). Finally, some faith in the industry emerges in Finland (29%), Bulgaria (23%) and Latvia (21%), with the lowest mentions reported in France, Sweden and West Germany (all at 4%). Hungarians are overall in line with the key findings, with the most trust being placed in consumer associations (58%). Interesting to note is that Hungary shows the highest share of ‘none of the above’ across all countries at 6% (compared to 2% EU average).


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Scientists and researchers

Friends and

family


Non-governmental

national bodies

The European

Union authorities

Industry Other

(SPONTANEOUS)

None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

EU27 54% 43% 23% 20% 17% 13% 9% 1% 2% 4%BE 58% 57% 22% 22% 18% 19% 9% 1% 1% 1%BG 37% 35% 42% 7% 12% 15% 23% 1% 4% 6%CZ 71% 44% 26% 9% 12% 9% 5% 0% 3% 2%DK 69% 60% 21% 45% 17% 15% 5% 1% 1% 2%DE 75% 34% 20% 17% 18% 9% 5% 0% 2% 2%EE 39% 62% 34% 6% 5% 5% 8% 1% 3% 5%EL 42% 78% 22% 16% 25% 30% 8% 1% 1% - ES 46% 41% 16% 39% 22% 25% 11% 1% 2% 4%FR 75% 57% 26% 15% 20% 7% 4% 0% 2% 2%IE 51% 40% 37% 19% 19% 15% 11% 1% 1% 7%IT 49% 41% 15% 19% 18% 17% 11% 1% 3% 6%CY 66% 67% 28% 32% 13% 36% 5% 0% 1% - LV 22% 44% 33% 7% 10% 7% 21% 1% 4% 3%LT 26% 58% 28% 6% 9% 10% 5% 1% 5% 4%LU 63% 49% 36% 20% 16% 13% 5% 1% 2% 1%HU 58% 39% 22% 18% 10% 15% 7% 0% 6% 3%MT 36% 38% 38% 26% 17% 31% 6% 0% 1% 3%NL 75% 61% 15% 24% 14% 12% 7% 1% 0% 1%AT 66% 30% 30% 37% 24% 19% 7% 2% 2% 4%PL 28% 41% 33% 7% 13% 11% 7% 0% 3% 10%PT 44% 41% 18% 30% 25% 24% 11% 1% 5% 7%RO 41% 40% 46% 29% 12% 14% 16% 1% 4% 6%SI 59% 47% 35% 10% 27% 11% 8% 1% 5% 1%SK 58% 54% 49% 21% 22% 20% 10% 1% 1% 1%FI 33% 35% 38% 28% 9% 32% 29% 1% 0% 1%SE 72% 59% 23% 44% 13% 15% 4% 0% 0% 1%UK 38% 34% 18% 17% 17% 5% 12% 0% 3% 4%



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Analysis of the socio-demographic groupings shows:

Females are more likely to trust information from friends and family members, while males are more likely to mention non-governmental national bodies and the European Union authorities as trusted and reliable information sources.

Younger respondents are more likely to trust information from scientists and researchers as well as from friends and family. However, the youth are less likely to mention authorities such as consumer associations and their country’s authorities.

Mentions of various authorities increases by education level with those who studied up to the age of 20 and beyond being more likely to mention consumer associations, scientists and researchers, non-governmental national bodies and the European Union authorities than citizens who finished their education earlier. This is largely due to those who ended their education sooner mentioning fewer information sources that they trust.

In-line with the education-related findings, managers are more likely to mention a greater variety of actors as trusted information sources, while those who are unemployed mention less actors.

Citizens with an internet connection at home are more likely to mention

consumer associations, scientists and researchers and non-governmental national bodies and less likely to mention friends and family.


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Scientists and

researchers

Friends and family


Non-governmental

national bodies

The European

Union authorities

Industry Other

(SPONTANEOUS)

None (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

EU27 54% 43% 23% 20% 17% 13% 9% 1% 2% 4%

SexMale 54% 44% 22% 21% 19% 15% 10% 1% 2% 3%Female 55% 42% 25% 20% 16% 12% 8% 0% 3% 4%

Age15-24 46% 50% 29% 17% 16% 14% 11% 0% 1% 3%25-39 54% 45% 24% 21% 20% 16% 10% 1% 2% 4%40-54 58% 43% 20% 21% 19% 13% 9% 1% 2% 3%55 + 55% 39% 22% 20% 16% 11% 7% 1% 3% 5%

Education (End of)15- 50% 34% 22% 22% 14% 11% 8% 1% 3% 5%16-19 55% 42% 24% 19% 17% 13% 10% 0% 2% 3%20+ 62% 50% 20% 22% 21% 16% 7% 1% 2% 2%Still studying 49% 56% 28% 17% 17% 14% 9% 1% 1% 3%

Respondent occupation scaleSelf-employed 55% 44% 19% 17% 19% 16% 8% 0% 2% 4%Managers 62% 48% 17% 25% 24% 17% 7% 1% 1% 2%Other white collars 60% 46% 21% 22% 20% 16% 10% 1% 2% 3%Manual workers 55% 40% 25% 20% 17% 14% 11% 1% 2% 3%House persons 49% 41% 22% 25% 14% 12% 8% 0% 3% 5%Unemployed 49% 39% 28% 17% 18% 11% 9% 0% 3% 4%Retired 54% 39% 24% 20% 14% 10% 8% 1% 3% 5%Students 49% 56% 28% 17% 17% 14% 9% 1% 1% 3%



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6.2.3 Ease of understanding safety instructions

Citizens were asked to what extent they agree with the following statement: “The safety instructions and labels regarding chemical substances in consumer products are hard to understand”. More than four in ten Europeans agree with this statement (46%), thus, for the majority of Europeans the safety instructions and labels are hard to understand. Close to a fifth are neutral (18%) and a third disagree disagree, i.e. they do not find these safety instructions hard to understand. On a country level, there is the greatest level of difficulty in understanding these safety instructions in Lithuania, where 61% of citizens say they find safety instructions hard to understand, followed by France, Estonia and Greece. Countries that find these labels and instructions easier to comprehend include Malta (48%) and Cyprus (46%).


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The socio-demographic groupings that find these instructions the most difficult to understand are:

Female.

Older – the proportion of Europeans who find the safety instructions and labels difficult to understand increases with age.

Lesser educated – the sooner education ended, the more likely that safety instructions are hard to understand.

Retired and housepersons. By contrast, students and managers do not have a problem comprehending safety instructions and labels.

Citizens in rural villages.

Citizens who do not have an internet connection at home.

Agree Neutral Disagree DK

EU27 46% 18% 33% 3%

SexMale 44% 18% 34% 4%Female 48% 17% 31% 4%

Age15-24 36% 19% 41% 4%25-39 42% 18% 37% 3%40-54 48% 18% 32% 2%55 + 52% 17% 27% 4%



To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding information on chemical substances in consumer

products?The safety instructions and labels regarding chemical substances in

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6.2.4 Industry presentation of health risks

Using the same scale as in the previous question, citizens were asked their agreement with the following statement: “The industry is doing everything to present the potential health risks due to chemical substances in consumer products as clearly and precisely as possible”. Just over a quarter (27%) of Europeans agree with this statement, i.e. feel that the industry is clear about the potential health risks. A fifth of citizens are neutral whilst close to half (47%) disagree with this statement. Therefore, the majority of Europeans do not feel the industry is doing everything to present risks clearly and precisely. The earlier interpretation of low trust in the industry as an actor permeating these findings throughout is relevant here again. The results on a country level shows that the greatest level of agreement can be found in the Czech Republic (36%) and Italy (35%). Countries that feel quite strongly that industry is not presenting health risks clearly include Slovenia (69%) and Denmark (67%). Citizens in Portugal, Malta and Ireland again find it difficult to formulate an opinion.


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From a socio-demographic point of view, the groups that are most likely to say that the industry is not doing everything to present the potential health risks from chemicals are:

In the middle age groups (25-39 or 40-54). Those in the youngest and oldest age groups are more likely to have no opinion.

Better educated, having studied at least to the age of 20. Those who ended their education earlier are more likely to have no opinion.

Managers. Housepersons are more likely to have no opinion.

People with an internet connection at home.

Agree Neutral Disagree DK

EU27 27% 20% 47% 6%

SexMale 27% 20% 48% 5%Female 27% 20% 47% 6%

Age15-24 28% 22% 43% 7%25-39 27% 21% 47% 5%40-54 26% 20% 50% 4%55 + 27% 18% 48% 7%



To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding information on chemical substances in consumer

products?

The industry is doing everything to present the potential health risks due to chemical substances in consumer products as clearly and precisely as

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6.3 Responsibility for health-risky consumer products Europeans’ opinions regarding the liability of the producer show that the majority feel the producer is “always” legally responsible and should pay damages if someone gets hurt (44%). Therefore, it is clear that the majority feel the producer is responsible, regardless of whether the consumer was warned beforehand, or whether the producer was aware of the potential health hazard. Just under a quarter of Europeans feel the producer is responsible only if the product did not provide clear warnings or instructions for safe use (23%). Just fewer than two in ten see a liability only if the producer was fully aware of potential risks (19%). The absolute minority, and only a tenth of citizens, exempt the producer from responsibility if the consumer did not follow the product provider warnings or instructions for safe use. Only 4% of Europeans could not decide on an answer41.

Which answer best describes your opinion of the following statement: Personally, do you think that the producer of a consumer product should be held legally responsible

and pay damages if someone gets hurt? - % EU27

44%

23%

19%

10%

4%

Always

Only if the product did not provide clear warnings orinstructions for safe-use

Only if the producer was fully aware of potential risks

Not at all if the consumer did not follow the productprovider warnings or instructions for safe-use

DK

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Lithuanians are particularly strict on producers – close to two-thirds (64%) always hold the producers responsible should their products cause harm. Other countries where more than half of citizens apply the same stringency are Italy (57%), Bulgaria (56%), Spain (55%) and Latvia (54%). It follows that NMS12 countries are stricter on producers, as 47% always hold them responsible (compared to 40% for EU15). In contrast, less than a quarter of those in the Netherlands (24%) see the producer as always responsible. Rather, the absolute majority of Dutch respondents hold the producer legally responsible if the product did not provide clear warnings or instructions for safe-use (33%) with Denmark posting the same proportion of citizens who hold this opinion. The Dutch are also more likely to be lenient on producers, with a quarter stating the producer is not at all responsible if the consumer did not follow the product provider warnings or instructions for safe use. Although the majority of consumers in Belgium and France hold the producer always responsible, more than a quarter also see a liability only if the producer was fully aware of potential risks (27% for both). Irish citizens show again more than 10% don’t know responses.

Always

Only if the product did not provide clear warnings or

instructions for safe-use


Not at all if the consumer did not follow the product

provider warnings or instructions for safe-

use

DK

EU27 44% 23% 19% 10% 4%BE 38% 20% 27% 13% 2%BG 56% 21% 11% 6% 6%CZ 45% 24% 17% 12% 2%DK 30% 33% 25% 9% 3%DE 42% 28% 18% 9% 3%EE 44% 22% 22% 10% 2%EL 47% 22% 23% 8% 0%ES 55% 12% 20% 9% 4%FR 38% 23% 27% 10% 2%IE 32% 24% 18% 15% 11%IT 57% 13% 15% 6% 9%CY 46% 23% 24% 6% 1%LV 54% 23% 15% 6% 2%LT 64% 14% 11% 7% 4%LU 46% 21% 20% 10% 3%HU 47% 25% 17% 10% 1%MT 40% 21% 22% 10% 7%NL 24% 33% 16% 25% 2%AT 34% 29% 24% 9% 4%PL 43% 18% 25% 6% 8%PT 49% 23% 17% 6% 5%RO 44% 24% 16% 8% 8%SI 43% 31% 10% 15% 1%SK 38% 27% 16% 16% 3%FI 40% 26% 20% 12% 2%SE 38% 30% 15% 16% 1%UK 35% 27% 18% 15% 5%

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The socio-demographic groups most likely to always hold the producer responsible are:

Older (age 55+).

Lesser educated.

Unemployed or retired.

Those who classify various consumer products as very risky.

Those who do not have an internet connection at home. The groups less likely to always see a producer liability are:

Below age 55.

Educated until age 20 and beyond.

Managers.

Those who classify various consumer products as not risky.

Those who have an internet connection at home.

Always


Only if the product did not provide clear warnings or

instructions for safe-use

Not at all if the consumer did not follow the product

provider warnings or instructions for safe-

use

DK

EU27 44% 19% 23% 10% 4%

SexMale 43% 19% 22% 11% 5%Female 44% 19% 23% 9% 5%

Age15-24 42% 20% 25% 9% 4%25-39 40% 19% 26% 11% 4%40-54 42% 20% 24% 10% 4%55 + 48% 19% 19% 9% 5%

Education (End of)15- 49% 19% 18% 9% 5%16-19 44% 19% 23% 10% 4%20+ 40% 20% 25% 12% 3%Still studying 40% 20% 26% 9% 5%

Respondent occupation scaleSelf-employed 43% 21% 19% 12% 5%Managers 36% 18% 30% 13% 3%Other white collars 42% 20% 24% 9% 5%Manual workers 41% 20% 24% 10% 5%House persons 48% 18% 19% 10% 5%Unemployed 49% 18% 21% 8% 4%Retired 48% 19% 19% 9% 5%Students 40% 20% 26% 9% 5%

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CONCLUSIONS From a list of commonly used household consumer products, Europeans view pesticides and herbicides as posing the greatest risk to the user, due to the chemicals contained in the product. Bleach and heavy duty cleaners are also seen to pose a risk, mentioned by more than six in ten Europeans. After these two products, at least four in ten Europeans mention household bathroom, floor and surface cleaners, paint on interior walls and hair dyes. Consumer products with lower perceived risk include timber preservatives, washing powder, dishwashing detergents and fabrics used in clothing made of synthetic fibres. When comparing the responses for EU15 countries to that of NMS12, it is clear that citizens in EU15 countries are more likely to perceive a risk in hair dyes, interior paint, timber preservatives, and clothing fabrics, whereas those in NMS12 are more likely to mention household bathroom, floor and surface cleaners, handwash laundry and dishwashing detergents, washing powder and synthetic fabrics. In terms of exposure to dangerous chemical substances, most Europeans feel that the issue is not the extent of the exposure, but whether they get exposed to the dangerous substance in the first place. Therefore, the overall sentiment is that even small amounts of chemicals are seen to be harmful. Out of the four consumer products explored in this survey, the perceived level of risk to people in general, themselves personally, and the extent to which they worry, can be summarised as follows:

Product Risk to people Risk personally Worried Household cleaning 37% 31% 27% Hair dyes 33% 28% 24% Sunscreen 16% 14% 13% Clothing fabrics 15% 14% 14%

Therefore, it is clear that people view a lower risk to themselves personally, than to people in general. In addition, even if one feels that you could be personally at risk, the level of being worried is lower. This could be due to citizens feeling they have a level of control over the products – knowing that a product is risky could possibly rather translate in taking precautionary measures, rather than just being worried about the risk inherent in the product. For household cleaning products, Europeans are especially concerned about ammonia- or ammonia-based products and bleaching products (chorine), indicating that the stronger the product, the more risky it is perceived to be. Degreasers, disinfectants, spot removers and air fresheners are also mentioned by at least three in ten Europeans as products that could be potentially harmful to their health. Therefore, there are many household cleaning products that could pose a risk to the consumer. However, given this risk, the majority of consumers claim to be diligent in regularly reading and following the usage instructions for safe use, leading to them agreeing only to some extent that household cleaning products may have negative health effects for themselves or their family members. The greatest perceived risks of household cleaning products are allergies or skin irritation.


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Although hair dyes are also perceived to be fairly risky to people in general, the product is not used by at least a fifth of Europeans, and therefore poses less of a personal risk. Again, the greatest potential health risks of hair dyes are allergies or itchiness and skin rash. The majority of users indicate that they always read and adhere to the instructions. However, the prevalence of conducting a self-test to check for allergic reactions is very low. A “dermatologically tested” sunscreen is seen by most to be a sunscreen that will not cause skin allergies, and to some extent as a lotion that is kind to the skin. Around a quarter of Europeans also believe that a “dermatologically tested” sunscreen gives extra protection against skin cancer. Clothing fabrics is the category seen to pose the least risk, and in fact 60% of Europeans classify it as not risky to people in general. Within fabric types, synthetic fabrics are seen to pose the most risk, though it is classified as posing a high health risk by only 22% of Europeans. Fabrics with eco-friendly labels are perceived to hold less risk, and wool, cotton or linen are seen to pose no risk at all. Europeans are divided on the importance they place on considering the risk to their health and the environment when buying clothes – while some find this very important a similar proportion find this not important. Citizens’ readership and adherence with the safety and usage recommendations, across the various product categories, can be summarised as follows (figures indicate always and most of the time mentions):

Product Read

instructions Follow

instructions Household cleaning 65% 71% Hair dyes 69% 72% Sunscreen 61% 67%

The above table shows that the incidence of reading and following instructions is congruent with the level of perceived risk – sunscreen, which poses a relatively lower risk than the other two product categories, has a relatively lower level of reading instructions. Secondly, the incidence of following instructions is higher than reading, indicating that citizens may only occasionally read instructions, but keep on following them based on experience or their previous knowledge. This may indicate the importance of clearly highlighting any “new” instructions on a product, should it require usage or storage behaviour that is out of the ordinary. The public’s perception of the European Union’s involvement in safeguarding and protecting consumers can be enhanced more. Although Europeans have the most faith in the EU (compared to their government and industry), only around a third place a great deal of trust in the EU and similar proportion place not trust in the EU to protect consumers from chemicals in consumer products.


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In addition, the EU receives low mentions for giving reliable information on safety and safe-use concerning chemicals in consumer products. In this regard, it is unclear whether citizens perceive the EU to provide unreliable information, or whether they are unsure about the types of information the EU provides. For reliable information, the consumer associations and scientists and researchers receive the highest mentions. The implications of this for the EU are two-fold: citizens trust organisations that have the consumer as its main focus (as with consumer associations) and that are objective (as with scientists and researchers). The EU could therefore emphasise its consumer-focus and objectivity should it wish to promote trust in the reliability of the information it provides. Further efforts that the EU could look at to promote safer use of consumer products include:

• Ensuring that manufacturers print safety-use information on packaging and labels as this is the preferred means of receiving safety information.

• Ensuring manufacturers print accurate safety information, and acting as a watch-dog in this regard, seeing that there is low trust in the industry to have the consumer as a focus.

• Pressuring industry to simplify their instructions and safe-use information as, for many Europeans, the safety instructions and labels are hard to understand.

• Having regulations in place to ensure that risks are presented clearly and precisely.

The second most preferred means of receiving safety information, after product packaging and labels, is television, indicating this as an appropriate channel for broader communication on the potential risks inherent in consumer products. Regardless of the need for clearer warnings, the majority of Europeans feel that the producer is always legally responsible and should pay damages if someone gets hurt, regardless of whether the product provided clear warnings or whether the producer was aware of the potential risks. When looking at the trends on a country level, it is clear that citizens in Greece and Denmark perceive a greater level of risk across various consumer products, and on various measures, when compared to the European average. The claimed behaviour of Greek citizens in regard to reading and adhering to product safety and usage instructions reflects these findings. Countries with a generally-lower perceived risk in consumer products include Finland Portugal and Spain. The socio-demographic analysis reveals that the following groups generally perceive a higher risk in various consumer products:

• Females. • The middle age groups (aged 25-54). The youngest age groups (age 15-24)

generally do not perceive a risk, whilst the oldest age group (age 55+) are more likely not to have an opinion.

• Better educated. • Managers. • Those with internet access at home.


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However, it is interesting to note the general trend in terms of identification of risk, and the extent of being concerned about it – although those who are better educated and have higher occupations are more likely to mention products that contain risks and the consequences of these risks, they are also less likely to be concerned about these risks. This indicated that the better informed and aware a person is about the inherent risks in products, the more in control they feel, and the less concerned. In terms of harm potentially caused by the products under discussion, allergies and skin irritations emerge as the most commonly perceived reactions. Trust in the industry as an actor to protect consumers is the lowest for citizens, followed by trust in the EU overall. Greeks show the lowest level of trust in all actors to protect consumers against health risks due to chemicals in products. Denmark and some other Nordic countries, on the other hand, are some of the countries showing the highest levels of trust in their government. Romania, Portugal and Ireland are the countries that consistently emerge with about 10% or more of don’t know responses, indicating a need (and opportunity) to increase or improve consumer education and communication on the topic.

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SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER N°314 Consumer risk perception on chemicals in consumer products

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Between the 16th of January and the 22nd of February 2009, TNS Opinion & Social, a consortium created between Taylor Nelson Sofres and EOS Gallup Europe, carried out wave 71.1 of the EUROBAROMETER, on request of the EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Directorate-General for Communication, “Research and Political Analysis”.

The SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER N°314 is part of wave 71.1 and covers the population of the respective nationalities of the European Union Member States, resident in each of the Member States and aged 15 years and over. The basic sample design applied in all states is a multi-stage, random (probability) one. In each country, a number of sampling points was drawn with probability proportional to population size (for a total coverage of the country) and to population density. In order to do so, the sampling points were drawn systematically from each of the "administrative regional units", after stratification by individual unit and type of area. They thus represent the whole territory of the countries surveyed according to the EUROSTAT NUTS II (or equivalent) and according to the distribution of the resident population of the respective nationalities in terms of metropolitan, urban and rural areas. In each of the selected sampling points, a starting address was drawn, at random. Further addresses (every Nth address) were selected by standard "random route" procedures, from the initial address. In each household, the respondent was drawn, at random (following the "closest birthday rule"). All interviews were conducted face-to-face in people's homes and in the appropriate national language. As far as the data capture is concerned, CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) was used in those countries where this technique was available.


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ABBREVIATIONS COUNTRIES INSTITUTES N°

INTERVIEWS FIELDWORK

DATES POPULATION

15+ BE Belgium TNS Dimarso 1.018 22/01/2009 22/02/2009 8.786.805 BG Bulgaria TNS BBSS 1.000 16/01/2009 30/01/2009 6.647.375 CZ Czech Rep. TNS Aisa 1.050 22/01/2009 12/02/2009 8.571.710 DK Denmark TNS Gallup DK 1.016 19/01/2009 18/02/2009 4.432.931 DE Germany TNS Infratest 1.523 17/01/2009 10/02/2009 64.546.096 EE Estonia Emor 1.003 17/01/2009 09/02/2009 887.094 EL Greece TNS ICAP 1.000 21/01/2009 12/02/2009 8.691.304 ES Spain TNS Demoscopia 1.003 20/01/2009 13/02/2009 38.536.844 FR France TNS Sofres 1.035 17/01/2009 11/02/2009 46.425.653 IE Ireland TNS MRBI 1.000 20/01/2009 12/02/2009 3.375.399 IT Italy TNS Infratest 1.060 21/01/2009 06/02/2009 48.892.559 CY Rep. of Cyprus Synovate 504 21/01/2009 15/02/2009 638.900 LV Latvia TNS Latvia 1.001 23/01/2009 11/02/2009 1.444.884 LT Lithuania TNS Gallup Lithuania 1.010 22/01/2009 03/02/2009 2.846.756 LU Luxembourg TNS ILReS 504 17/01/2009 13/02/2009 388.914 HU Hungary TNS Hungary 1.023 23/01/2009 13/02/2009 8.320.614 MT Malta MISCO 500 16/01/2009 12/02/2009 335.476 NL Netherlands TNS NIPO 1.044 24/01/2009 21/02/2009 13.017.690 AT Austria Österreichisches Gallup-Institut 1.000 16/01/2009 09/02/2009 7.004.205 PL Poland TNS OBOP 1.000 25/01/2009 17/02/2009 32.155.805 PT Portugal TNS EUROTESTE 1.000 26/01/2009 13/02/2009 8.080.915 RO Romania TNS CSOP 1.043 16/01/2009 12/02/2009 18.246.731 SI Slovenia RM PLUS 1.008 17/01/2009 13/02/2009 1.729.298 SK Slovakia TNS AISA SK 1.025 20/01/2009 13/02/2009 4.316.438 FI Finland TNS Gallup Oy 1.017 23/01/2009 17/02/2009 4.353.495 SE Sweden TNS GALLUP 1.017 22/01/2009 13/02/2009 7.562.263 UK United Kingdom TNS UK 1.314 22/01/2009 18/02/2009 50.519.877

TOTAL 26.718 16/01/2009 22/02/2009 400.756.031


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For each country a comparison between the sample and the universe was carried out. The Universe description was derived from Eurostat population data or from national statistics offices. For all countries surveyed, a national weighting procedure, using marginal and intercellular weighting, was carried out based on this Universe description. In all countries, gender, age, region and size of locality were introduced in the iteration procedure. For international weighting (i.e. EU averages), TNS Opinion & Social applies the official population figures as provided by EUROSTAT or national statistic offices. The total population figures for input in this post-weighting procedure are listed above. Readers are reminded that survey results are estimations, the accuracy of which, everything being equal, rests upon the sample size and upon the observed percentage. With samples of about 1,000 interviews, the real percentages vary within the following confidence limits:

Observed percentages 10% or 90% 20% or 80% 30% or 70% 40% or 60% 50%

Confidence limits ± 1.9 points ± 2.5 points ± 2.7 points ± 3.0 points ± 3.1 points


QUESTIONNAIRE

QF1 QF1

(610-625) (610-625)1, 1,2, 2,

3, 3,4, 4,

5, 5,6, 6,7, 7,8, 8,9, 9,

10, 10,11, 11,12, 12,13, 13,14, 14,15, 15,16, 16,

Aucun (SPONTANE)NSP

NEW

Les produits de lessive à la main et les produits vaisselleLes tissus utilisés dans vos vêtements en fibres synthétiquesL’eau de javel et nettoyants puissantsAutres (SPONTANE)

Les produits d’entretien du boisLes shampooings pour les cheveuxLe dentifriceLes peintures pour intérieur, les murs et les plafonds

Les tissus utilisés dans vos vêtements en laine, coton, ou lin (textiles)

Les lotions\ crèmes solaires Les pesticides et herbicides utilisés chez soi (dans les jardins et jardins d’hiver\ serres)La lessive en poudre

D’après ce que vous en savez, lesquels des produits de consommation suivants contiennent des substances chimiques impliquant un risque pour leur utilisateur ?

(MONTRER CARTE - LIRE – PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

Les teintures pour cheveux Les nettoyants pour salles de bain, sols et surfaces

F. LES PRODUITS CHIMIQUES

POSER A TOUS EN UE27 - LES AUTRES ALLER AUX DEMOGRAPHIQUES

None (SPONTANEOUS)DK

NEW

Household laundry and dishwashing detergents Fabrics used in your clothing made of synthetic fibres Bleach and heavy-duty cleanersOther (SPONTANEOUS)

Timber preservatives Hair shampoo Toothpaste Paint on interiors at home on walls and ceilings

Fabrics used in your clothing made of wool, cotton, or linen (textiles)

Sunscreens Pesticides and herbicides for home use (in gardens, greenhouse)

Washing powder

According to what you know, which of the following consumer products contain chemicals posing a risk to the user?

(SHOW CARD - READ OUT - MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

Hair dyes Household bathroom, floors and surface cleaners

F. CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

ASK ALL IN EU27 - OTHERS GO TO DEMOGRAPHICS

QuestionnaireEB711 50/73 07/01/2009

QF2 QF2

1 Not

at all risky

2 3 4 5 6 7 Extremel

y risky

DK 1 Pas du

tout dangereu

x

2 3 4 5 6 7 Extrêmement dangereu

x

NSP

(626) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (626) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(627)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(627)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(628) 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (628) 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(629)4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(629)4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Les tissus utilisés dans vos vêtements

Les lotions\ crèmes solairesLes produits d'entretien domestique couramment utilisés

NEW

Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous considérez que chacune des catégories de produits suivantes est dangereuse pour les citoyens de (NOTRE PAYS) en général, en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous considérez que ce produit n'est "pas du tout dangereux" pour les citoyens en (NOTRE PAYS), et '7' qu'il est "extrêmement dangereux".

(MONTRER CARTE AVEC ECHELLE - UNE REPONSE PAR LIGNE)

(LIRE - ROTATION)

Les teintures pour cheveux Fabric used in your clothing

SunscreensCommonly used household cleaning products

NEW

For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not do you consider this product category to be for people in (OUR COUNTRY) in general, because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is "not at all risky" for people in (OUR COUNTRY), and '7' means that it is "extremely risky".

(SHOW CARD WITH SCALE – ONE ANSWER PER LINE)

(READ OUT - ROTATE)

Hair dyes


QF3 QF3

1 Not

at all risky


y risky

Not applicabl

e (SPONTANEOUS

)

DK 1 Pas du

tout dangereu

x

2 3 4 5 6 7 Extrêmement dangereu

x

Pas applicabl

e (SPONTANE

)

NSP

(630) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (630) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(631)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(631)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(632) 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (632) 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(633)

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(633)

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

NEW

Les teintures pour cheveux Les tissus utilisés dans vos vêtementsLes lotions\ crèmes solairesLes produits d'entretien domestique couramment utilisés

À présent, en ce qui vous concerne personnellement, pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous considérez que chacune des catégories de produits suivantes est dangereuse pour vous personnellement en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous considérez que ce produit n'est "pas du tout dangereux" pour vous personnellement, et '7' qu'il est "extrêmement dangereux".


(LIRE - ROTATION)

NEW

Hair dyes Fabric used in your clothing

SunscreensCommonly used household cleaning products

And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not do you consider each of the following product categories to be for you personally because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is "not at all risky" for you personally, and '7' means that it is "extremely risky".


(READ OUT - ROTATE)


QF4 QF4

1 Not

at all worried


y worried

Not applicabl

e (SPONTANEOUS

)

DK 1 Pas du

tout inqui

et

2 3 4 5 6 7 Extrêmement inqui

et

Pas applicabl

e (SPONTANE

)

NSP

(634) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (634) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(635)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(635)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(636) 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (636) 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(637)

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(637)

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Les produits d'entretien domestique couramment utilisés

NEW

(LIRE - ROTATION)

Les teintures pour cheveux Les tissus utilisés dans vos vêtementsLes lotions\ crèmes solaires

Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous inquiet(e) ou pas en ce qui concerne les risques et dangers potentiels pour votre santé qui pourraient survenir lors de l’utilisation de chacune des catégories de produits suivants en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient ? Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'êtes "pas du tout inquiet(e)" (au sujet des risques et dangers potentiels pour votre santé qui pourraient survenir de l'utilisation de ce produit), et '7' signifie que vous êtes "extrêmement inquiet(e)".



NEW

(READ OUT - ROTATE)

Hair dyes Fabric used in your clothing

Sunscreens

To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present in any of the following product categories you may use? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you are "not at all worried" (about potential hazards or risk to your health that may arise from the use of any of the following products), and '7' means that you are "extremely worried".



QF5 QF5

1 No trust at all

2 3 4 5 6 7 A great deal of

trust

DK 1 Pas du

tout confiance

2 3 4 5 6 7 Tout à fait confiance

NSP

(638) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (638) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8(639) 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (639) 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8(640) 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (640) 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8L'Union européenne

NEW


(LIRE - ROTATION)

L’industrieLe Gouvernement (NATIONALITE)

Dans quelle mesure avez-vous confiance ou pas dans le fait que chacun des acteurs suivants fait du bon travail pour protéger les consommateurs des risques potentiels pour la santé qui pourraient survenir des substances chimiques que contiennent les produits de consommation ? Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'avez "pas du tout confiance" (dans le fait que cet acteur fait du bon travail pour protéger les consommateurs des risques potentiels pour la santé qui pourraient survenir des substances chimiques que contiennent les produits de consommation), et '7' signifie que vous avez "tout à fait confiance".

The European Union

NEW


(READ OUT - ROTATE)

IndustryThe (NATIONALITY) Government

To what extent do you trust or not each of the following actors in doing a good job to protect consumers from potential health risks from chemicals in consumer products? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you have "no trust at all" (in this actor in doing a good job to protect consumers from potential health risks from chemicals in consumer products), and '7' means that you have "a great deal of trust".


QF6 QF6

1 Total

ly disagree

2 3 4 5 6 7 Total

ly agre

e

DK 1 Pas du

tout d'accord

2 3 4 5 6 7 Tout à fait d'accord

NSP

(641)

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(641)

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(642)

2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(642)

2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

NEW


(LIRE - ROTATION)

En ce qui concerne la santé, la principale question n'est pas de savoir à quel degré vous êtes exposé(e) à une substance chimique dangereuse, mais bien si vous y êtes exposé(e) ou pas

Une personne qui est exposée à une très petite quantité d'un produit chimique nocif à forte dose sera probablement gravement malade à l'avenir, même si elle n’a été exposée qu’à une très petite quantité

Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec les affirmations suivantes en ce qui concerne l'exposition aux substances chimiques. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'êtes "pas du tout d'accord", et '7' signifie que vous êtes "tout à fait d'accord".

NEW


(READ OUT - ROTATE)

With regard to health, the main issue is not to what extent you are exposed to a dangerous chemical substance, but whether or not you are exposed to it at all

If a person is exposed to an extremely small amount of a chemical that is harmful at larger amounts, then that person will probably be seriously ill some day in the future, even if the amount is extremely small

Please tell me to what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding the exposure to chemical substances. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with the statement and '7' means that you "totally agree" with it.


QF7 QF7

(643-653) (643-653)1, 1,2, 2,3, 3,4, 4,5, 5,6, 6,7, 7,8, 8,9, 9,

10, 10,11, 11,

QF8 QF8

(654-663) (654-663)1, 1,2, 2,3, 3,4, 4,5, 5,6, 6,7, 7,8, 8,9, 9,

10, 10,NSP

NEW

L’industrieLes scientifiques et les chercheurs Autre (SPONTANE)Aucun (SPONTANE)

Les autorités (NATIONALITE)Les autorités de l'Union européenneDes organisations non-gouvernementales Les associations de consommateurs

Et parmi les acteurs suivants, auxquels feriez-vous le plus confiance pour vous donner des informations fiables sur la sécurité et l'utilisation sécurisée en ce qui concerne les substances chimiques contenues dans les produits de consommation ?

(MONTRER CARTE - LIRE - ROTATION - PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

Les amis et la famille

Autre (SPONTANE)Aucune (SPONTANE)NSP

NEW

Des journauxDes magazines La télévisionLa radio

Des brochures dans le magasin où le produit est achetéUn site InternetUne ligne téléphonique d'information pour les consommateurs (hotline)Les informations sur les étiquettes et l'emballage du produit

Dans la liste suivante, quelles sources d'information préféreriez-vous pour obtenir des informations spécifiques de sécurité et d'utilisation sécurisée sur les substances chimiques contenues dans les produits de consommation ?

(MONTRER CARTE - LIRE - ROTATION - PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

DK

NEW

Industry Scientists and researchers Other (SPONTANEOUS)None (SPONTANEOUS)

(NATIONALITY) authoritiesThe European Union authoritiesNon governmental national bodiesConsumer associations

And which of the following actors would you trust the most for giving you reliable information on safety and safe use concerning chemicals in consumer products?

(SHOW CARD - READ OUT - ROTATE - MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

Friends and family

Other (SPONTANEOUS)None (SPONTANEOUS)DK

NEW

Newspapers MagazinesTelevisionRadio

Brochures in the shop where the product is boughtInternet websiteTelephone consumer information (hotline)Product label and package information

On the following list, which information sources would you prefer for getting a specific safety and safe use information concerning chemicals in consumer products?



QF9 QF9

1 Total

ly disagree

2 3 4 5 6 7 Total

ly agre

e

DK 1 Pas du

tout d'accord

2 3 4 5 6 7 Tout à fait d'accord

NSP

(664)

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(664)

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(665)

2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(665)

2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

NEW


(LIRE - ROTATION)

Les instructions et étiquettes de sécurité relatives aux produits chimiques contenus dans les produits de consommation sont difficiles à comprendreL’industrie fait tout ce qu'elle peut pour présenter clairement et avec précision les risques potentiels pour la santé induits par les substances chimiques contenues dans les produits de consommation

Dans quelle mesure vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec les affirmations suivantes en ce qui concerne les informations sur les substances chimiques contenues dans les produits de consommation ? Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'êtes "pas du tout d'accord" avec les affirmations, et '7' signifie que vous êtes "tout à fait d'accord".

NEW


(READ OUT - ROTATE)

The safety instructions and labels regarding chemical substances in consumer products are hard to understand

The industry is doing everything to present the potential health risk due to chemical substances in consumer products, as clearly and precisely as possible

To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding the information on chemical substances in consumer products? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with the statement, and '7' means that you "totally agree" with it.


QF10 QF10

(666) (666)1 1

2 2

3 3

4 45 5

QF11 QF11

(667) (667)1 12 23 34 45 56 6

Toutes ces affirmations sont correctes (SPONTANE)Aucune de ces affirmations n'est correcte (SPONTANE)NSP

NEW

(LIRE - UNE SEULE REPONSE)

Est douce pour la peauOffre une protection supplémentaire contre le cancer de la peauNe provoquera pas d'allergie

NSP

NEW

Selon vous, parmi les propositions suivantes, laquelle décrit correctement la proposition suivante : Une lotion\ crème solaire labélisée comme "testée dermatologiquement" c’est une lotion\ crème solaire qui …

Dans tous les cas Seulement quand le producteur était tout à fait au courant des risques potentielsSeulement si le produit ne donnait pas de mise en garde claire ou d’instructions pour un usage sécuriséEn aucun cas si le consommateur n’a pas tenu compte des mises en garde ou des instructions pour un usage sécurisé

Laquelle de ces réponses décrit le mieux votre opinion à propos de la proposition suivante : Personnellement, vous pensez que le producteur d’un produit de consommation devrait être tenu légalement responsable et payer pour des dommages-intérêts si quelqu’un est touché.

(MONTRER CARTE - LIRE – UNE SEULE REPONSE)

All of the above are correct (SPONTANEOUS)None of the above is correct (SPONTANEOUS)DK

NEW

(READ OUT – ONE ANSWER ONLY)

Is kind to the skinGives extra protection against skin cancerWill not cause skin allergies

DK

NEW


AlwaysOnly when the producer was fully aware of potential risks

Only if the product did not provide clear warnings or instructions for safe-useNot at all if the consumer did not follow the product provider warnings or instructions for safe-use

Which answer best describes your opinion of the following statement: Personally, do you think that the producer of a consumer product should be held legally responsible and pay damages if someone gets hurt?

(SHOW CARD - READ OUT - ONE ANSWER ONLY)


QF12 QF12

Always

Most of

the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Never

use sunscree

n cream\

lotion

(SPONTANEOUS

)

DK Toujours

La plupart du

temps

De temps en temp

s

Rarement

Jamais

N’utilise

jamais de lotion\

crème

solaire

(SPONTANE

)

NSP

(668)1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(668)1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(669)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(669)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Lire les instructions d’utilisation avant d’appliquer la lotion\ crème solaireSuivre les recommandations d’utilisation

NEW

Si vous avez déjà utilisé une lotion\ crème solaire, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manière dont vous procédez généralement. Pour chacune des actions suivantes dites-moi si vous la faites toujours, la plupart du temps, de temps en temps, rarement ou jamais lorsque vous utilisez une lotion\ crème solaire.

(MONTRER CARTE AVEC ECHELLE – UNE REPONSE PAR LIGNE)

(LIRE - ROTATION)

Reading the instructions before applying the sunscreen cream\ lotionFollow the product usage recommendations

NEW

If you ever use sunscreen cream\ lotion, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for each of the following actions regarding the use of sunscreen cream\ lotion whether you always, most of the time, occasionally, rarely or never performed them.


(READ OUT - ROTATE)


QF13 QF13

(670-683) (670-683)1, 1,2, 2,3, 3,4, 4,5, 5,6, 6,7, 7,8, 8,9, 9,

10, 10,11, 11,12, 12,13, 13,14, 14,

NEW

Des risques spécifiques pour les femmes enceintesAutres risques (SPONTANE)Il n'y a pas de risque\ aucun (SPONTANE)NSP

Des éruptions cutanéesDes rougeurs de la peauUne sécheresse de la peauDes risques spécifiques pour les enfants

Un cancerLa perte de cheveuxUne brûlure chimiqueDes démangeaisons

Dans la liste suivante, pouvez-vous indiquer quels pourraient être selon vous les risques potentiels pour la santé des personnes qui utilisent des teintures pour cheveux?


Des allergiesUne intoxication

NEW

Specific risks for pregnant womenOther risks (SPONTANEOUS)There are no risks\ None (SPONTANEOUS)DK

Skin rashRed skinDry skinSpecific risks for children

CancerHair lossChemical burnItchiness

Which of the following do you think may be potential health risks, if any, for people who use hair dyes?


AllergiesPoisoning


QF14 QF14

Always

Most of

the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Never

use hair dyes (SPONTANEOUS

)

DK Toujours

La plupart du

temps

de temps en temp

s

Rarement

Jamais

N'utilise

jamais de teintures pour cheveux (SPONTANE

)

NSP

(684)1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(684)1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(685)

2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(685)

2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(686)

3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(686)

3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

NEW

(LIRE - ROTATION)

Lire les instructions qui figurent sur la notice

Respecter les instructions pour une utilisation sécurisée et les durées d'application recommandéesProcéder à un test pour vérifier s’il y a réaction allergique avant d'appliquer la couleur

Si vous avez déjà appliqué de la teinture pour cheveux vous-même, chez vous, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manière dont vous procédez généralement. Pour chacune des actions suivantes, dites-moi si vous la faites toujours, la plupart du temps, de temps en temps, rarement ou jamais lorsque vous appliquez vous-même de la teinture pour cheveux, chez vous.


NEW

(READ OUT - ROTATE)

Reading the instructions on the package insertAdhering to the recommended safe use instructions and applications times

Doing a self-test to check for allergic reactions before applying the color

If you ever applied hair dyes yourself at home, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you apply hair dyes yourself at home.



QF15 QF15

1 No healt

h risk at all

2 3 4 5 6 7 A high healt

h risk

DK 1 Aucu

n risqu

e

2 3 4 5 6 7 Risque

extrêmement

important

NSP

(687) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (687) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8(688) 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (688) 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(689)

3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(689)

3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

NEW

(LIRE - ROTATION)

La laine, le coton ou le linLes fibres synthétiquesLes tissus avec des labels de qualité chimique spécifiques, qui sont des labels de qualité pour des tissus ne contenant pas de substances chimiques nocives pour la santé et l'environnement

Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous pensez être personnellement exposé(e) à un risque pour votre santé (comme des réactions allergiques, etc.) en raison des substances chimiques contenues dans chacun des tissus suivants utilisés dans les vêtements. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous pensez que ce tissu ne représente "aucun risque" pour votre santé et '7' signifie qu'il existe un "risque extrêmement important".


NEW

(READ OUT - ROTATE)

Wool, cotton, or linenSynthetic fibersFabrics with chemical-specific quality labels that are labels for fabrics that do not contain chemicals harmful to health and the environment

Please tell me to what extent you think that there is a health risk (such as allergic reactions, etc.) to you personally from chemicals in the following fabrics used in clothing. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, '1' means that you think there is "no health risk at all" to you personally from this fabric and '7' means that there is "a high health risk".



QF16 QF16

(690) (690)

8 8

QF17 QF17

(691-705) (691-705)1, 1,2, 2,3, 3,4, 4,5, 5,6, 6,7, 7,8, 8,9, 9,

10, 10,11, 11,12, 12,13, 13,14, 14,15, 15,

NEW

Les nettoyants pour vitres et verreAutres produits (SPONTANE)Aucun (SPONTANE)NSP

Les désodorisants (spray)Les produits blanchissants (chlore)L’ammoniac ou produits ammoniaquésLes nettoyants pour salle de bain

Les dégraissants (p.ex. pour les fours)Les détachants (p.ex. pour les vêtements)Les produits de nettoyage du mobilierLes désinfectants

(MONTRER CARTE - LIRE – ROTATION - PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

Les détergents pour les sols et les surfacesLes produits vaisselleLes produits lessiviels

NSP

NEW

Dans la liste des produits d'entretien domestique suivants, veuillez indiquer ceux, s’il y en a, que vous considérez comme potentiellement dangereux pour votre santé.

5 6 7 Extrêmem

ent importants

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Pas du tout

imprtants

2 3 4

Dans quelle mesure diriez-vous que vous considérez que les risques potentiels sur la santé et l’environnement liés aux tissus sont importants ou pas importants lorsque vous achetez des vêtements pour vous-même ou votre famille ? Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous considérez que ces risques potentiels ne sont "pas du tout importants" et '7' signifie que vous considérez qu’ils sont "extrêmement importants".

(MONTRET CARTE - UNE SEULE REPONSE)

NEW

Windows and glass cleanersOther products (SPONTANEOUS)None (SPONTANEOUS)DK

Air fresheners (spray)Bleaching products (chlorine)Ammonia or ammonia-based productsBathroom cleaners

Degreasers (e.g. oven)Spot removers (e.g. clothing)Furniture cleanersDisinfectants


Floor and surfaces cleanersDishwashing productsLaundry washing detergents

DK

NEW


5 6 7 Extremely important

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Not at all important

2 3 4

To what extent would you say that you consider the potential health and environment risks due to fabrics important or not when you buy clothes for yourself or your family? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that it is "not at all important", and '7' means that it is "extremely important".

(SHOW CARD – ONE ANSWER ONLY)


QF18 QF18

(706) (706)

8 8

QF19 QF19

(707-713) (707-713)1, 1,2, 2,3, 3,4, 4,5, 5,6, 6,7, 7,NSP

NEW

De l’asthmeUne irritation de la peauAutres effets négatifs (SPONTANE)Aucun (SPONTANE)

Selon vous, quels peuvent être ces effets négatifs, s’il y en a ?


Une allergieUn cancer

NSP

NEW

POSER QF19 SI "D'ACCORD AVEC L'AFFIRMATION", CODE 5 A 7 EN QF18 - LES AUTRES ALLER EN QF20

5 6 7 Tout à fait

d'accord1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Pas du tout

d'accord

2 3 4

Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec l'affirmation suivante à propos des produits d'entretien domestique : L'utilisation des produits d'entretien domestique à la maison peut avoir des effets négatifs sur votre santé et sur celle des membres de votre famille. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'êtes "pas du tout d'accord" avec cette affirmation, et '7' signifie que vous êtes "tout à fait d'accord".

(MONTRER CARTE - UNE SEULE REPONSE)

DK

NEW

AsthmaSkin irritationOther negative effects (SPONTANEOUS)None (SPONTANEOUS)

And which of the following, if any, do you think these negatives effects may be?

(SHOW CARD - READ OUT – MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

AllergyCancer

DK

NEW

ASK QF19 IF "AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT", CODE 5 TO 7 IN QF18 - OTHERS GO TO QF20

5 6 7 Totally agree

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Totally disagree

2 3 4

Please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statement regarding household cleaning products: The use of household cleaning products in the home may have negative health effects for yourself or your family members. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with this statement, and '7' means that you "totally agree" with it.

(SHOW CARD – ONE ANSWER ONLY)


QF20 QF20

Always

Most of

the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Never

use househol

d cleaning product (SPONTANEOUS

)

DK Toujours

La plupart du

temps

De temps en temp

s

Rarement

Jamais

N'utilise

jamais de produit

d'entretie

n domestique (SPONTANE

)

NSP

(714)

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(714)

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(715)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(715)2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Suivre les recommandations d’utilisation et de

stockage

NEW

Si vous avez déjà utilisé des produits d'entretien domestique, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manière dont vous procédez généralement. Pour chacune des actions suivantes, pouvez-vous me dire si vous les faites toujours, la plupart du temps, de temps en temps, rarement ou jamais lorsque vous utilisez des produits d'entretien domestique ?


(LIRE - ROTATION)

Lire les instructions pour un emploi sécurisé avant d’utiliser un produit d’entretien domestique

A TOUS


NEW

If you ever use household cleaning product, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for each of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you use household cleaning product.


(READ OUT - ROTATE)

Read instructions for safe use before employing a household-cleaning product

ASK ALL


D1 D1

(736-737) (736-737)1

Left2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Right

1 Gauche

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Droit

e1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 11

12 12

D7 D7

(738-739) (738-739)1 12 23 34 4

5 56 67 78 89 9

10 10

D8 D8

(740-741) (740-741)

EB70.1 D8

Refus (SPONTANE)

EB70.1 D7

A quel âge avez-vous arrêté vos études à temps complet ?

(ENQ. : SI "ETUDIE ENCORE", CODER ‘00’ - SI "PAS D'ETUDE" CODER '01' - SI "REFUS" CODER '98' - SI "DK" CODER '99')

Divorcé(e)Séparé(e)Veuf\Veuve Autre (SPONTANE)

Remarié(e)Célibataire vivant actuellement en couple Célibataire n'ayant jamais vécu en coupleCélibataire ayant déjà vécu en couple dans le passé mais actuellement seul(e)

PAS DE QUESTIONS D2 A D6

Pouvez-vous m'indiquer la lettre qui correspond le mieux à votre situation actuelle ?

(MONTRER CARTE - LIRE - UNE SEULE REPONSE)

Marié(e)

(MONTRER CARTE) - (ENQ. : NE RIEN SUGGERER. SI LA PERSONNE HESITE, INSISTER)

Refus (SPONTANE)

NSP

EB70.1 D1

DEMOGRAPHIQUES

A propos de politique, les gens parlent de "droite" et de "gauche". Vous-même, voudriez-vous situer votre position sur cette échelle ?

EB70.1 D8

Refusal (SPONTANEOUS)

EB70.1 D7

How old were you when you stopped full-time education?

(INT.: IF "STILL STUDYING", CODE ‘00’ - IF "NO EDUCATION" CODE '01' - IF "REFUSAL" CODE '98' - IF "DK" CODE '99')

DivorcedSeparatedWidowedOther (SPONTANEOUS)

RemarriedUnmarried, currently living with partnerUnmarried, having never lived with a partnerUnmarried, having previously lived with a partner, but now on my own

NO QUESTIONS D2 TO D6

Could you give me the letter which corresponds best to your own current situation?


Married

(SHOW CARD) - (INT.: DO NOT PROMPT - IF CONTACT HESITATES, TRY AGAIN)

Refusal (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

EB70.1 D1

DEMOGRAPHICS

In political matters people talk of "the left" and "the right". How would you place your views on this scale?


D10 D10(742) (742)

1 12 2

D11 D11(743-744) (743-744)

Femme

EB70.1 D10

Quel est votre âge ?

EB70.1 D11

PAS DE QUESTION D9

Sexe du répondant.

HommeFemale

EB70.1 D10

How old are you?

EB70.1 D11

NO QUESTION D9

Gender.

Male


D15a D15a

D15b D15b

(745-746) (747-748) (745-746) (747-748)

N'a jamais exercé d'activité professionnelle rémunérée 19 19

Autre ouvrier (non qualifié), personnel de maison 18 18

Contremaître, agent de maîtrise 16 16Ouvrier qualifié 17 17

Employé ne travaillant pas dans un bureau mais voyageant (vendeur, chauffeur, représentant, etc.)

14 14

Employé ne travaillant pas dans un bureau mais ayant une fonction de service (hôpital, restaurant, police, pompiers, etc.)

15 15

Cadre moyen 12 12

Employé travaillant la plupart du temps dans un bureau 13 13

Profession libérale salariée (docteur, avocat, comptable, architecte, etc.)

10 10

Cadre supérieur\ dirigeant (PDG\DG, Directeur, etc.) 11 11

Industriel, propriétaire (en tout ou en partie) d'une entreprise

9 9

SALARIES

Profession libérale (avocat, médecin, expert comptable, architecte, etc.)

7 7

Commerçant ou propriétaire d'un magasin, artisan ou autre travailleur indépendant

8 8

Agriculteur exploitant 5 5Pêcheur 6 6

A la retraite ou en congé de maladie prolongé 4 4INDEPENDANTS

Etudiants 2 2Au chômage\ temporairement sans emploi 3 3

INACTIFSEn charge des achats courants et des tâches ménagères ou sans aucune activité professionnelle

1 1

D15a D15bPROFESSION

ACTUELLEPROFESSION PRECEDENTE


POSER D15b SI "PAS D'ACTIVITE ACTUELLE", CODES 1 à 4 en D15a

Quelle est votre profession actuelle ?

Exerciez-vous une activité professionnelle rémunérée auparavant ? Laquelle en dernier lieu ?

Never did any paid work 19 19

Other (unskilled) manual worker, servant 18 18

Supervisor 16 16Skilled manual worker 17 17

Employed position, not at a desk but travelling (salesmen, driver, etc.)

14 14

Employed position, not at a desk, but in a service job (hospital, restaurant, police, fireman, etc.)

15 15

Middle management, other management (department head, junior manager, teacher, technician)

12 12

Employed position, working mainly at a desk 13 13

Employed professional (employed doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect)

10 10

General management, director or top management (managing directors, director general, other director)

11 11

Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a company 9 9

EMPLOYED

Professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accountant, architect, etc.)

7 7

Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person 8 8

Farmer 5 5Fisherman 6 6

Retired or unable to work through illness 4 4SELF EMPLOYED

Student 2 2Unemployed or temporarily not working 3 3

NON-ACTIVEResponsible for ordinary shopping and looking after the home, or without any current occupation, not working

1 1

D15a D15bCURRENT

OCCUPATIONLAST

OCCUPATION

NO QUESTION D12 TO D14

ASK D15b IF "NOT DOING ANY PAID WORK CURRENTLY", CODES 1 to 4 in D15a

What is your current occupation?

Did you do any paid work in the past? What was your last occupation?


D25 D25

(749) (749)1 12 23 34 4

D40a D40a

(750-751) (750-751)

D40b D40b

(752-753) (752-753)

D40c D40c

(754-755) (754-755)(ENQ. : LIRE - NOTER EN CLAIR)

EB70.1 D40c

Pouvez-vous me dire combien d’enfants de moins de 10 ans vivent dans votre foyer ?

(ENQ. : LIRE - NOTER EN CLAIR)

EB70.1 D40b

Pouvez-vous me dire combien d’enfants de 10 à 14 ans vivent dans votre foyer ?


Pouvez-vous me dire combien de personnes âgées de 15 ans et plus vivent dans votre foyer, y compris vous-même ?

(ENQ. : LIRE - NOTER EN CLAIR)

EB70.1 D40a

Dans une ville petite ou moyenneDans une grande villeNSP

EB70.1 D25


Diriez-vous que vous vivez … ?

(LIRE)

Dans une commune rurale

EB70.1 D15a D15b

(INT.: READ OUT - WRITE DOWN)

EB70.1 D40c

Could you tell me how many children less than 10 years old live in your household?


EB70.1 D40b

Could you tell me how many children aged 10 to 14 years old live in your household?


Could you tell me how many people aged 15 years or more live in your household, yourself included?


EB70.1 D40a

Small or middle sized townLarge townDK

EB70.1 D25


Would you say you live in a...?

(READ OUT)

Rural area or village

EB70.1 D15a D15b


D41 D41

(756) (756)1 12 23 34 45 56 6

D42 D42

(757) (757)1 1

2 2

3 3

4 45 5

6 67 7

D43a D43a

D43b D43b(758) (759) (758) (759)

Non 2 2

EB70.1 D43a D43b

Fixe MobileOui 1 1

EB70.1 D42

Possédez-vous un téléphone fixe dans votre foyer ?

Possédez-vous un téléphone mobile\ GSM\ portable personnel ?

D43a D43b

Un de vos parents est né en (NOTRE PAYS) et l’autre est né en dehors de l’Union européenneVotre père et votre mère sont nés en dehors de l’Union européenneL'un de vos parents est né dans un autre pays de l'Union européenne et l'autre est né en dehors de l'Union européenne (N)

NSP\ Refus (SPONTANE)


Votre mère et votre père sont nés en (NOTRE PAYS)L’un de vos parents est né en (NOTRE PAYS) et l’autre est né dans un autre Etat membre de l’Union européenneVotre mère et votre père sont nés dans un autre Etat membre de l’Union européenne

En Amérique du Nord, au Japon ou en OcéanieRefus (SPONTANE)

EB70.1 D41

Laquelle de ces propositions correspond à votre situation ?

En (NOTRE PAYS)Dans un autre Etat membre de l’Union européenneEn Europe, mais pas dans un Etat membre de l’Union européenneEn Asie, en Afrique ou en Amérique latine

Vous-même, êtes-vous né(e) ?


No 2 2

EB70.1 D43a D43b

Fixed MobileYes 1 1

EB70.1 D42

Do you own a fixed telephone in your household?

Do you own a personal mobile telephone?

D43a D43b

One of your parents was born in (OUR COUNTRY) and the other was born outside of the European UnionYour mother and your father were born outside the European UnionOne of your parents was born in another Member State of the European Union and the other was born outside the European Union (N)

DK\ Refusal (SPONTANEOUS)


Your mother and your father were born in (OUR COUNTRY)One of your parents was born in (OUR COUNTRY) and the other was born in another Member State of the European UnionYour mother and your father were born in another Member State of the European Union

In Northern America, in Japan or in OceaniaRefusal (SPONTANEOUS)

EB70.1 D41

Which of these proposals corresponds to your situation?

In (OUR COUNTRY)In another Member Country of the European UnionIn Europe, but not in a Member Country of the European UnionIn Asia, in Africa or in Latin America

You personally, were you born…?



D46 D46

(760-769) (760-769)1, 1,2, 2,3, 3,4, 4,5, 5,6, 6,7, 7,8, 8,9, 9,

10, 10,

EB70.1 D46

Un appartement\ Une maison que vous avez fini de payerUn appartement\ Une maison que vous êtes en train de payerAucun (SPONTANE)NSP

Un lecteur CD audioUn ordinateurUne connexion Internet à la maison Une voiture

Parmi les biens suivants, lesquels possédez-vous ?

(MONTRER CARTE - LIRE - PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

Une télévisionUn lecteur DVD

EB70.1 D46

An apartment\ a house which you have finished paying forAn apartment\ a house which you are paying forNone (SPONTANEOUS)DK

Music CD playerComputerAn Internet connection at homeA car

Which of the following goods do you have?


TelevisionDVD player


P1 P1(790-791) (792-793) (790-791) (792-793)

P2 P2

(794-795) (796-797) (794-795) (796-797)

P3 P3(798-800) (798-800)

P4 P4(801) (801)

1 12 23 34 4

P5 P5(802) (802)

1 12 23 34 4

P6 P6

(803-804) (803-804)

Catégorie d'habitat

(CODES LOCAUX)

EB70.1 P6

BonneMoyenneMédiocre

EB70.1 P5

Cinq et plus

EB70.1 P4

Coopération du répondant

Excellente

Nombre de personnes présentes pendant l'interview, l'enquêteur inclus.

Deux (l'enquêteur et le répondant)TroisQuatre

EB70.1 P2

DUREE DE L'INTERVIEW EN MINUTES

MINUTES

EB70.1 P3

EB70.1 P1

HEURE DU DEBUT DE L'INTERVIEW

(ENQ. : DE 0 A 23 HEURE)

HEURE MINUTES

PROTOCOLE D'INTERVIEW

DATE DE L'INTERVIEW

JOUR MOIS

Size of locality

(LOCAL CODES)

EB70.1 P6

FairAverageBad

EB70.1 P5

Five or more

EB70.1 P4

Respondent cooperation

Excellent

Number of persons present during the interview, including interviewer

Two (interviewer and respondent)ThreeFour

EB70.1 P2

NUMBER OF MINUTES THE INTERVIEW LASTED

MINUTES

EB70.1 P3

EB70.1 P1

TIME OF THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERVIEW

(INT.: USE 24 HOUR CLOCK)

HOUR MINUTES

INTERVIEW PROTOCOLE

DATE OF INTERVIEW

DAY MONTH


P7 P7

(805-806) (805-806)

P8 P8(807-814) (807-814)

P9 P9(815-822) (815-822)

P10 P10(823-830) (823-830)

P11 P11(831-838) (831-838)

P13 P13(839) (839)

1 12 23 3

Langue 1Langue 2Langue 3

EB70.1 P13

Facteur de pondération

EB70.1 P11

POSER UNIQUEMENT en LU, BE, ES, FI, EE, LV, MT, TR ET FM

Langue de l'interview

N° point de chute

EB70.1 P9

N° enquêteur

EB70.1 P10

(CODES LOCAUX)

EB70.1 P7

Code postal

EB70.1 P8

Région

Language 1Language 2Language 3

EB70.1 P13

Weighting factor

EB70.1 P11

ASK ONLY in LU, BE, ES, FI, EE, LV, MT, TR AND FM

Language of interview

Sample point number

EB70.1 P9

Interviewer number

EB70.1 P10

(LOCAL CODES)

EB70.1 P7

Postal code

EB70.1 P8

Region



TABLES

TOTAL

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tein

ture

s p

ou

r ch

eveu

x

/ H

air

dyes

Les

nett

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ts p

ou

r sa

lles

de b

ain

, so

ls e

t su

rface

s /

H

ou

seh

old

bath

room

, fl

oor

an

d s

urf

ace

cle

an

ers

Les

tiss

us

uti

lisé

s d

an

s vos

vête

men

ts e

n l

ain

e,

coto

n,

ou

lin

(te

xti

les)

/ F

ab

rics

u

sed

in

you

r cl

oth

ing

mad

e

of

wool,

cott

on

, or

lin

en

(t

exti

les)

Les

loti

on

s/ c

rèm

es

sola

ires

/ S

un

scre

en

s

Les

pest

icid

es

et

herb

icid

es

uti

lisé

s ch

ez s

oi

(dan

s le

s ja

rdin

s et

jard

ins

d’h

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se

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/ P

est

icid

es

an

d

herb

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es

for

hom

e u

se (

in

gard

en

s, g

reen

hou

se)

La l

ess

ive e

n p

ou

dre

/

Wash

ing

pow

der

Les

pro

du

its

d’e

ntr

eti

en

du

b

ois

/ T

imb

er

pre

serv

ati

ves

Les

sham

pooin

gs

pou

r le

s ch

eveu

x /

Hair

sh

am

poo

Le d

en

tifr

ice /

Tooth

past

e

Les

pein

ture

s p

ou

r in

téri

eu

r, l

es

mu

rs e

t le

s p

lafo

nd

s /

Pain

t on

in

teri

ors

at

hom

e o

n w

all

s an

d c

eil

ing

s

Les

pro

du

its

de l

ess

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la

main

et

les

pro

du

its

vais

sell

e /

Han

dw

ash

la

un

dry

an

d d

ish

wash

ing

d

ete

rgen

ts

Les

tiss

us

uti

lisé

s d

an

s vos

vête

men

ts e

n f

ibre

s sy

nth

éti

qu

es

/ F

ab

rics

use

d

in y

ou

r cl

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ing

mad

e o

f sy

nth

eti

c fi

bre

s

L’e

au

de j

avel

et

nett

oyan

ts

pu

issa

nts

/ B

leach

an

d

heavy-d

uty

cle

an

ers

Au

tres

(SP

ON

TA

NE)

/ O

ther

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

Au

cun

(S

PO

NTA

NE)

/ N

on

e

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

NS

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DK

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QF1 D’après ce que vous savez, lesquels des produits de consommation suivants contiennent des substances chimiquesimpliquant un risque pour leur utilisateur ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

QF1 According to what you know, which of the following consumer products contain chemicals posing a risk to the user? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

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UE27�EU27 26718 11% 11% 15% 19% 18% 9% 6% 11% 3,8BE 1018 6% 12% 18% 24% 20% 9% 6% 5% 4,0BG 1000 6% 15% 12% 19% 14% 8% 4% 22% 3,8CZ 1050 17% 14% 15% 19% 16% 8% 5% 6% 3,5DK 1016 1% 6% 12% 17% 22% 19% 20% 3% 5,0D-W 1006 15% 10% 14% 19% 20% 9% 5% 8% 3,7DE 1523 15% 11% 14% 19% 19% 9% 5% 8% 3,7D-E 517 16% 16% 16% 20% 15% 6% 5% 6% 3,4EE 1003 5% 8% 15% 20% 19% 10% 8% 15% 4,2EL 1000 2% 3% 10% 16% 24% 19% 24% 2% 5,2ES 1003 20% 13% 16% 16% 13% 5% 3% 14% 3,1FR 1035 5% 10% 13% 21% 20% 13% 8% 10% 4,2IE 1000 13% 15% 16% 15% 12% 5% 7% 17% 3,5IT 1060 7% 9% 15% 20% 20% 12% 8% 9% 4,1CY 504 4% 5% 15% 23% 20% 15% 10% 8% 4,5LV 1001 6% 14% 17% 21% 16% 9% 5% 12% 3,9LT 1010 8% 12% 17% 16% 13% 7% 8% 19% 3,8LU 504 9% 16% 22% 20% 13% 6% 6% 8% 3,6HU 1023 13% 12% 17% 21% 16% 9% 5% 7% 3,7MT 500 13% 17% 14% 14% 9% 9% 5% 19% 3,4NL 1044 5% 10% 15% 20% 24% 13% 6% 7% 4,2AT 1000 16% 15% 19% 19% 16% 4% 3% 8% 3,3PL 1000 12% 11% 13% 21% 17% 7% 5% 14% 3,7PT 1000 14% 13% 15% 19% 15% 5% 3% 16% 3,4RO 1043 7% 10% 13% 16% 14% 9% 8% 23% 4,0SI 1008 6% 14% 21% 22% 18% 7% 6% 6% 3,8SK 1025 8% 16% 21% 22% 19% 7% 2% 5% 3,6FI 1017 9% 15% 19% 20% 21% 7% 4% 5% 3,7SE 1017 3% 14% 18% 21% 24% 10% 6% 4% 4,1UK 1314 13% 11% 14% 20% 17% 8% 6% 11% 3,7

QF2.1 For each of the following product categories please tell me how risky or not you consider this product category to be for peoplein (OUR COUNTRY) in general, because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that youconsider that this product is "not at all risky" for people in (OUR COUNTRY), and '7' means that it is "extremely risky".

QF2.1 Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous considérez que chacune des catégories de produits suivantes est dangereusepour les citoyens de (NOTRE PAYS) en général, en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à7 où '1' signifie que vous considérez que ce produit n'est "pas du tout dangereux" pour les citoyens en (NOTRE PAYS), et '7' qu'il est"extrêmement dangereux".

Hair dyes

Les teintures pour cheveux

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UE27�EU27 26718 23% 20% 17% 17% 9% 4% 2% 8% 2,9BE 1018 19% 27% 21% 16% 8% 2% 1% 6% 2,8BG 1000 21% 21% 14% 19% 7% 3% 2% 13% 2,9CZ 1050 31% 24% 17% 16% 6% 2% 1% 3% 2,5DK 1016 6% 18% 19% 23% 18% 8% 4% 4% 3,7D-W 1006 26% 23% 19% 19% 7% 3% 1% 2% 2,7DE 1523 27% 24% 18% 18% 7% 3% 1% 2% 2,6D-E 517 30% 30% 14% 15% 6% 3% - 2% 2,4EE 1003 23% 20% 20% 16% 9% 3% 2% 7% 2,8EL 1000 11% 18% 21% 22% 15% 7% 5% 1% 3,6ES 1003 35% 20% 13% 12% 9% 2% 1% 8% 2,4FR 1035 17% 19% 21% 20% 10% 3% 2% 8% 3,1IE 1000 26% 22% 17% 11% 5% 1% 3% 15% 2,6IT 1060 13% 12% 17% 21% 16% 8% 4% 9% 3,6CY 504 20% 22% 19% 14% 8% 3% 2% 12% 2,8LV 1001 13% 21% 20% 23% 11% 4% 3% 5% 3,2LT 1010 24% 18% 19% 17% 9% 2% 4% 7% 2,9LU 504 14% 20% 25% 19% 12% 3% 2% 5% 3,1HU 1023 29% 22% 19% 14% 6% 3% 2% 5% 2,6MT 500 27% 24% 14% 10% 5% 2% 2% 16% 2,5NL 1044 23% 21% 18% 17% 9% 3% 2% 7% 2,8AT 1000 29% 21% 20% 17% 8% 2% - 3% 2,6PL 1000 22% 13% 15% 18% 11% 4% 3% 14% 3,1PT 1000 33% 20% 12% 13% 7% 3% 1% 11% 2,5RO 1043 12% 17% 15% 17% 12% 5% 3% 19% 3,4SI 1008 32% 27% 16% 13% 6% 2% 1% 3% 2,4SK 1025 6% 18% 22% 25% 17% 6% 2% 4% 3,6FI 1017 26% 34% 20% 11% 6% 1% 1% 1% 2,4SE 1017 17% 31% 21% 15% 9% 3% 2% 2% 2,8UK 1314 31% 23% 16% 13% 6% 1% 1% 9% 2,4





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Les lotions/ crèmes solaires

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UE27�EU27 26718 9% 10% 17% 23% 21% 10% 6% 4% 3,9BE 1018 8% 12% 21% 26% 20% 7% 4% 2% 3,8BG 1000 3% 11% 15% 23% 20% 13% 6% 9% 4,2CZ 1050 12% 10% 17% 25% 22% 8% 5% 1% 3,8DK 1016 5% 18% 21% 23% 20% 7% 5% 1% 3,7D-W 1006 15% 13% 22% 23% 18% 5% 2% 2% 3,4DE 1523 15% 13% 22% 23% 17% 5% 3% 2% 3,4D-E 517 15% 13% 25% 21% 14% 5% 5% 2% 3,4EE 1003 6% 8% 18% 26% 20% 11% 9% 2% 4,2EL 1000 2% 3% 5% 15% 25% 25% 25% - 5,3ES 1003 15% 11% 21% 19% 18% 9% 3% 4% 3,6FR 1035 3% 6% 13% 23% 26% 16% 11% 2% 4,6IE 1000 8% 11% 15% 17% 19% 10% 9% 11% 4,1IT 1060 6% 7% 16% 20% 26% 12% 7% 6% 4,2CY 504 2% 7% 13% 25% 22% 17% 10% 4% 4,6LV 1001 5% 8% 14% 25% 23% 14% 8% 3% 4,3LT 1010 3% 6% 15% 23% 21% 13% 15% 4% 4,6LU 504 5% 18% 18% 24% 21% 8% 4% 2% 3,8HU 1023 8% 7% 19% 24% 23% 12% 6% 1% 4,1MT 500 13% 8% 12% 17% 19% 9% 11% 11% 4,0NL 1044 4% 9% 18% 23% 27% 13% 5% 1% 4,2AT 1000 16% 15% 23% 24% 14% 4% 1% 3% 3,2PL 1000 9% 8% 15% 23% 21% 9% 6% 9% 4,0PT 1000 13% 14% 16% 23% 17% 7% 3% 7% 3,5RO 1043 8% 12% 16% 19% 15% 10% 7% 13% 3,9SI 1008 6% 12% 17% 23% 21% 11% 9% 1% 4,1SK 1025 4% 13% 18% 24% 23% 13% 3% 2% 4,1FI 1017 7% 21% 27% 22% 16% 4% 2% 1% 3,4SE 1017 4% 14% 24% 24% 20% 9% 4% 1% 3,8UK 1314 10% 11% 15% 27% 20% 8% 5% 4% 3,8




Les produits d'entretien domestique couramment utilisés

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QF3.1 And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be foryou personally because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is"not at all risky" for you personally, and '7' means that it is "extremely risky".

QF3.1 À présent, en ce qui vous concerne personnellement, pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous considérez que chacune descatégories de produits suivantes est dangereuse pour vous personnellement en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient. Veuillezutiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous considérez que ce produit n'est "pas du tout dangereux" pour vous personnellement, et '7'qu'il est "extrêmement dangereux".

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UE27�EU27 26718 27% 21% 16% 15% 9% 3% 2% 1% 6% 2,7BE 1018 27% 27% 19% 13% 6% 2% 1% 1% 4% 2,5BG 1000 23% 22% 15% 16% 7% 3% 2% - 12% 2,8CZ 1050 34% 24% 17% 15% 5% 1% 1% - 3% 2,4DK 1016 22% 24% 17% 15% 10% 5% 3% 1% 3% 3,0D-W 1006 33% 26% 17% 13% 6% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2,4DE 1523 34% 26% 17% 13% 6% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2,4D-E 517 39% 27% 15% 10% 6% 1% - 1% 1% 2,2EE 1003 32% 22% 17% 11% 7% 3% 1% 3% 4% 2,5EL 1000 9% 19% 20% 19% 18% 9% 6% - - 3,7ES 1003 35% 19% 12% 13% 9% 3% 1% 1% 7% 2,5FR 1035 21% 23% 19% 17% 9% 3% 2% 1% 5% 2,9IE 1000 33% 20% 16% 10% 4% 1% 3% 1% 12% 2,4IT 1060 15% 12% 16% 22% 16% 7% 4% 2% 6% 3,6CY 504 28% 23% 20% 10% 6% 3% 1% 1% 8% 2,5LV 1001 20% 23% 18% 17% 11% 2% 2% 3% 4% 2,9LT 1010 28% 20% 15% 14% 9% 3% 4% 3% 4% 2,8LU 504 23% 24% 21% 15% 8% 3% 1% 1% 4% 2,7HU 1023 32% 23% 19% 13% 6% 2% 1% 1% 3% 2,5MT 500 37% 25% 10% 7% 5% 2% 2% 4% 8% 2,2NL 1044 29% 25% 15% 13% 8% 3% 1% 1% 5% 2,6AT 1000 34% 24% 17% 11% 8% 3% - - 3% 2,4PL 1000 23% 14% 17% 17% 11% 4% 1% 4% 9% 3,0PT 1000 32% 21% 12% 13% 7% 2% 2% 4% 7% 2,5RO 1043 14% 20% 14% 14% 9% 5% 4% 2% 18% 3,2SI 1008 37% 26% 13% 12% 6% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2,3SK 1025 12% 20% 21% 20% 16% 6% 2% 1% 2% 3,4FI 1017 42% 30% 15% 7% 3% 1% - 1% 1% 2,0SE 1017 27% 31% 19% 12% 6% 2% 1% - 2% 2,5UK 1314 39% 24% 11% 10% 5% 2% 1% 1% 7% 2,2

QF3.2 And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories tobe for you personally because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider thatthis product is "not at all risky" for you personally, and '7' means that it is "extremely risky".

QF3.2 À présent, en ce qui vous concerne personnellement, pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous considérez que chacunedes catégories de produits suivantes est dangereuse pour vous personnellement en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient.Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous considérez que ce produit n'est "pas du tout dangereux" pour vouspersonnellement, et '7' qu'il est "extrêmement dangereux".



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QF3.3 And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to be foryou personally because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this product is"not at all risky" for you personally, and '7' means that it is "extremely risky".

QF3.3 À présent, en ce qui vous concerne personnellement, pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous considérez que chacune descatégories de produits suivantes est dangereuse pour vous personnellement en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient. Veuillezutiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous considérez que ce produit n'est "pas du tout dangereux" pour vous personnellement, et '7'qu'il est "extrêmement dangereux".

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UE27�EU27 26718 13% 14% 17% 20% 17% 8% 5% 2% 4% 3,6BE 1018 13% 18% 22% 22% 15% 5% 3% 1% 1% 3,4BG 1000 4% 13% 16% 21% 18% 11% 6% 3% 8% 4,0CZ 1050 15% 13% 20% 21% 18% 7% 4% - 2% 3,6DK 1016 19% 27% 18% 16% 11% 4% 3% 1% 1% 3,0D-W 1006 20% 19% 22% 18% 14% 2% 3% 1% 1% 3,0DE 1523 20% 19% 22% 18% 14% 3% 2% 1% 1% 3,0D-E 517 21% 20% 23% 17% 11% 4% 2% 1% 1% 3,0EE 1003 12% 13% 17% 21% 15% 9% 7% 4% 2% 3,7EL 1000 2% 5% 6% 13% 21% 26% 25% 2% - 5,3ES 1003 17% 12% 16% 18% 18% 9% 3% 2% 5% 3,5FR 1035 7% 12% 15% 24% 19% 11% 9% 1% 2% 4,1IE 1000 12% 13% 16% 17% 14% 9% 8% 1% 10% 3,7IT 1060 8% 10% 12% 20% 22% 13% 8% 3% 4% 4,2CY 504 6% 8% 17% 23% 17% 12% 9% 4% 4% 4,2LV 1001 9% 13% 19% 22% 18% 8% 5% 4% 2% 3,8LT 1010 6% 11% 15% 20% 18% 12% 11% 4% 3% 4,2LU 504 11% 20% 19% 19% 14% 8% 4% 2% 3% 3,5HU 1023 9% 12% 18% 25% 21% 8% 5% 1% 1% 3,9MT 500 15% 17% 11% 14% 11% 11% 7% 8% 6% 3,6NL 1044 11% 14% 18% 20% 22% 10% 3% 1% 1% 3,7AT 1000 20% 18% 21% 20% 11% 6% 1% - 3% 3,1PL 1000 12% 11% 16% 22% 20% 7% 4% 2% 6% 3,7PT 1000 13% 15% 14% 22% 17% 8% 3% 3% 5% 3,5RO 1043 10% 13% 16% 17% 14% 10% 7% 1% 12% 3,8SI 1008 11% 15% 19% 20% 16% 10% 7% 1% 1% 3,7SK 1025 7% 13% 19% 21% 24% 9% 4% 1% 2% 3,9FI 1017 20% 27% 23% 15% 10% 3% 1% 1% - 2,8SE 1017 11% 19% 24% 21% 16% 5% 2% 1% 1% 3,4UK 1314 18% 14% 17% 19% 14% 7% 4% 2% 5% 3,4

QF3.4 And now, thinking about you personally, please tell me how risky or not you consider each of the following product categories to befor you personally because of the chemicals present in it. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you consider that this productis "not at all risky" for you personally, and '7' means that it is "extremely risky".

QF3.4 À présent, en ce qui vous concerne personnellement, pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous considérez que chacune descatégories de produits suivantes est dangereuse pour vous personnellement en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient. Veuillezutiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous considérez que ce produit n'est "pas du tout dangereux" pour vous personnellement, et'7' qu'il est "extrêmement dangereux".



TOTAL

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inq

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t(e)

/

1 N

ot

at

all

wo

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d

2 3 4 5 6

7 E

xtr

êm

em

en

t in

qu

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e)

/ 7

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em

ely

wo

rrie

d

Pas

ap

pli

cab

le

(SP

ON

TA

NE)

/ N

ot

ap

pli

cab

le

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge

UE27�EU27 26718 23% 11% 11% 12% 10% 5% 4% 20% 4% 3,1BE 1018 20% 15% 13% 14% 9% 4% 4% 19% 2% 3,1BG 1000 15% 11% 7% 11% 6% 3% 4% 36% 7% 3,1CZ 1050 31% 16% 11% 14% 8% 3% 2% 11% 4% 2,7DK 1016 14% 8% 6% 9% 10% 8% 11% 32% 2% 3,9D-W 1006 26% 9% 12% 11% 12% 5% 3% 19% 3% 3,0DE 1523 25% 11% 12% 11% 11% 4% 4% 20% 2% 3,0D-E 517 25% 16% 13% 11% 8% 2% 4% 21% - 2,8EE 1003 17% 9% 10% 8% 7% 3% 5% 37% 4% 3,2EL 1000 13% 7% 6% 7% 8% 8% 9% 42% - 3,8ES 1003 33% 10% 11% 11% 8% 6% 1% 16% 4% 2,7FR 1035 20% 11% 10% 12% 10% 4% 5% 25% 3% 3,2IE 1000 31% 14% 12% 7% 7% 2% 4% 14% 9% 2,6IT 1060 12% 9% 13% 17% 18% 9% 6% 10% 6% 3,8CY 504 13% 10% 9% 6% 10% 9% 6% 36% 1% 3,7LV 1001 16% 11% 11% 12% 9% 4% 2% 30% 5% 3,2LT 1010 24% 10% 8% 10% 8% 4% 5% 20% 11% 3,0LU 504 20% 13% 12% 7% 5% 4% 6% 31% 2% 3,0HU 1023 25% 12% 14% 13% 8% 3% 2% 21% 2% 2,8MT 500 20% 14% 8% 6% 6% 2% 3% 39% 2% 2,7NL 1044 22% 13% 11% 10% 11% 7% 4% 20% 2% 3,1AT 1000 22% 16% 15% 12% 9% 5% 2% 15% 4% 3,0PL 1000 15% 10% 13% 17% 12% 5% 3% 19% 6% 3,4PT 1000 18% 13% 10% 13% 9% 5% 2% 23% 7% 3,1RO 1043 14% 10% 8% 10% 9% 6% 6% 24% 13% 3,5SI 1008 28% 11% 11% 11% 9% 6% 4% 18% 2% 3,0SK 1025 21% 16% 13% 14% 10% 4% 2% 18% 2% 2,9FI 1017 23% 18% 14% 7% 6% 5% 1% 24% 2% 2,7SE 1017 25% 14% 8% 6% 6% 4% 2% 34% 1% 2,6UK 1314 35% 12% 8% 8% 7% 3% 2% 21% 4% 2,4

QF4.1 To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present inany of the following product categories you may use? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you are "not at all worried"(about potential hazards or risk to your health that may arise from the use of any of the following products), and '7' means that you are"extremely worried".

QF4.1 Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous inquiet(e) ou pas en ce qui concerne les risques et dangers potentiels pour votre santé qui pourraientsurvenir lors de l’utilisation de chacune des catégories de produits suivants en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient ? Veuillezutiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'êtes "pas du tout inquiet(e)" (au sujet des risques et dangers potentiels pour votresanté qui pourraient survenir de l'utilisation de ce produit), et '7' signifie que vous êtes "extrêmement inquiet(e)".

Hair dyes


TOTAL

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to

ut

inq

uie

t(e)

/ 1

No

t at

all

wo

rrie

d

2 3 4 5 6

7 E

xtr

êm

em

en

t in

qu

iet(

e)

/ 7

Extr

em

ely

wo

rrie

d

Pas

ap

pli

cab

le

(SP

ON

TA

NE)

/ N

ot

ap

pli

cab

le

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge

UE27�EU27 26718 33% 20% 14% 14% 9% 3% 2% 1% 4% 2,6BE 1018 34% 23% 18% 12% 7% 2% 2% - 2% 2,4BG 1000 29% 22% 12% 14% 7% 4% 3% - 9% 2,7CZ 1050 42% 23% 14% 11% 5% 2% 1% - 2% 2,2DK 1016 26% 23% 15% 14% 10% 5% 4% 1% 2% 2,9D-W 1006 36% 23% 18% 12% 5% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2,4DE 1523 37% 24% 17% 11% 5% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2,4D-E 517 40% 27% 14% 10% 4% 2% 2% 1% - 2,2EE 1003 41% 17% 13% 10% 7% 4% 3% 2% 3% 2,5EL 1000 13% 20% 20% 17% 15% 8% 6% 1% - 3,5ES 1003 42% 16% 14% 12% 8% 3% 1% - 4% 2,4FR 1035 31% 22% 13% 16% 8% 3% 3% 1% 3% 2,7IE 1000 41% 20% 13% 8% 5% 1% 3% - 9% 2,2IT 1060 15% 14% 15% 22% 17% 6% 4% 1% 6% 3,5CY 504 29% 23% 19% 11% 6% 3% 3% 1% 5% 2,6LV 1001 24% 18% 16% 16% 12% 4% 3% 4% 3% 3,0LT 1010 30% 17% 12% 13% 10% 5% 7% 2% 4% 3,0LU 504 25% 27% 17% 15% 6% 3% 3% 1% 3% 2,7HU 1023 37% 24% 16% 13% 4% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2,3MT 500 42% 27% 7% 8% 4% 2% 2% 3% 5% 2,1NL 1044 42% 22% 11% 11% 6% 2% 1% 1% 4% 2,2AT 1000 34% 26% 15% 11% 9% 2% 1% - 2% 2,4PL 1000 23% 16% 16% 19% 12% 2% 2% 4% 6% 2,9PT 1000 33% 20% 12% 13% 7% 3% 2% 3% 7% 2,5RO 1043 17% 18% 14% 13% 11% 6% 4% 2% 15% 3,2SI 1008 40% 24% 13% 10% 6% 3% 2% 1% 1% 2,3SK 1025 14% 22% 17% 22% 13% 6% 3% 1% 2% 3,3FI 1017 44% 29% 13% 7% 4% 1% 1% 1% - 2,0SE 1017 47% 26% 12% 7% 4% 2% 1% - 1% 2,0UK 1314 50% 18% 10% 8% 5% 2% 1% 1% 5% 2,0

QF4.2 To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present inany of the following product categories you may use? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you are "not at all worried" (aboutpotential hazards or risk to your health that may arise from the use of any of the following products), and '7' means that you are "extremelyworried".




TOTAL

1 P

as

du

to

ut

inq

uie

t(e)

/ 1

No

t at

all

wo

rrie

d

2 3 4 5 6

7 E

xtr

êm

em

en

t in

qu

iet(

e)

/ 7

Extr

em

ely

wo

rrie

d

Pas

ap

pli

cab

le

(SP

ON

TA

NE)

/ N

ot

ap

pli

cab

le

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge

UE27�EU27 26718 33% 17% 12% 12% 7% 3% 2% 10% 4% 2,5BE 1018 33% 22% 14% 12% 7% 3% 2% 6% 1% 2,5BG 1000 15% 14% 9% 11% 5% 3% 2% 29% 12% 2,9CZ 1050 43% 20% 12% 12% 4% 2% 1% 4% 2% 2,2DK 1016 31% 23% 12% 10% 7% 2% 4% 9% 2% 2,6D-W 1006 43% 20% 13% 9% 3% 1% 2% 7% 2% 2,1DE 1523 43% 20% 13% 9% 4% 1% 2% 7% 1% 2,1D-E 517 44% 24% 11% 8% 4% 1% 1% 6% 1% 2,0EE 1003 25% 10% 8% 6% 5% 3% 3% 35% 5% 2,6EL 1000 16% 13% 13% 16% 11% 9% 6% 16% - 3,5ES 1003 44% 13% 12% 9% 7% 3% 1% 6% 5% 2,2FR 1035 25% 19% 14% 13% 10% 3% 3% 11% 2% 2,8IE 1000 35% 16% 14% 10% 7% 2% 2% 5% 9% 2,5IT 1060 19% 15% 14% 19% 13% 6% 4% 4% 6% 3,2CY 504 18% 13% 14% 14% 10% 4% 4% 20% 3% 3,2LV 1001 16% 10% 9% 9% 7% 3% 2% 39% 5% 3,0LT 1010 25% 11% 8% 8% 6% 4% 5% 21% 12% 2,9LU 504 31% 25% 12% 11% 5% 2% 4% 6% 4% 2,5HU 1023 32% 17% 15% 11% 6% 2% 1% 14% 2% 2,4MT 500 43% 16% 7% 4% 3% 2% 1% 19% 5% 1,9NL 1044 43% 22% 9% 10% 6% 1% 2% 5% 2% 2,2AT 1000 38% 25% 13% 10% 5% 2% 1% 3% 3% 2,3PL 1000 20% 12% 15% 17% 10% 3% 2% 15% 6% 3,0PT 1000 29% 16% 11% 12% 5% 4% 1% 14% 8% 2,6RO 1043 18% 13% 10% 11% 8% 5% 3% 19% 13% 3,1SI 1008 27% 22% 14% 11% 7% 4% 3% 10% 2% 2,7SK 1025 19% 20% 18% 17% 11% 3% 1% 9% 2% 2,9FI 1017 38% 28% 10% 7% 3% 2% 1% 10% 1% 2,1SE 1017 35% 22% 14% 9% 4% 2% 1% 11% 2% 2,3UK 1314 47% 17% 9% 8% 3% 1% 2% 8% 5% 2,0

QF4.3 To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present in anyof the following product categories you may use? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you are "not at all worried" (aboutpotential hazards or risk to your health that may arise from the use of any of the following products), and '7' means that you are "extremelyworried".

QF4.3 Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous inquiet(e) ou pas en ce qui concerne les risques et dangers potentiels pour votre santé qui pourraientsurvenir lors de l’utilisation de chacune des catégories de produits suivants en raison des substances chimiques qu’elle contient ? Veuillez utiliserune échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'êtes "pas du tout inquiet(e)" (au sujet des risques et dangers potentiels pour votre santé quipourraient survenir de l'utilisation de ce produit), et '7' signifie que vous êtes "extrêmement inquiet(e)".

Sunscreens


TOTAL

1 P

as

du

to

ut

inq

uie

t(e)

/

1 N

ot

at

all

wo

rrie

d

2 3 4 5 6

7 E

xtr

êm

em

en

t in

qu

iet(

e)

/ 7

Extr

em

ely

wo

rrie

d

Pas

ap

pli

cab

le

(SP

ON

TA

NE)

/ N

ot

ap

pli

cab

le

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge

UE27�EU27 26718 19% 15% 16% 19% 15% 7% 4% 2% 3% 3,3BE 1018 17% 21% 20% 20% 12% 5% 3% 1% 1% 3,2BG 1000 12% 16% 13% 18% 15% 10% 7% 3% 6% 3,7CZ 1050 21% 18% 17% 22% 11% 7% 2% 1% 1% 3,1DK 1016 22% 28% 14% 14% 11% 5% 4% 1% 1% 2,9D-W 1006 24% 19% 20% 18% 10% 4% 2% 2% 1% 2,9DE 1523 24% 19% 20% 18% 10% 4% 2% 2% 1% 2,9D-E 517 24% 23% 21% 14% 10% 5% 2% 1% - 2,9EE 1003 21% 13% 17% 16% 12% 7% 8% 4% 2% 3,4EL 1000 3% 5% 9% 17% 20% 20% 24% 2% - 5,0ES 1003 27% 13% 15% 16% 14% 8% 2% 2% 3% 3,1FR 1035 15% 13% 16% 19% 18% 8% 8% 1% 2% 3,7IE 1000 22% 14% 18% 14% 12% 5% 6% 1% 8% 3,2IT 1060 9% 11% 14% 21% 23% 9% 6% 2% 5% 4,0CY 504 8% 9% 13% 20% 20% 15% 9% 4% 2% 4,2LV 1001 12% 14% 18% 18% 15% 8% 7% 5% 3% 3,7LT 1010 15% 11% 15% 17% 15% 8% 12% 3% 4% 3,9LU 504 15% 23% 18% 16% 11% 7% 6% 2% 2% 3,3HU 1023 15% 14% 20% 24% 16% 7% 3% 1% - 3,5MT 500 23% 16% 11% 16% 10% 9% 5% 7% 3% 3,3NL 1044 21% 19% 15% 17% 16% 7% 3% 1% 1% 3,2AT 1000 21% 18% 22% 18% 13% 4% 2% - 2% 3,0PL 1000 14% 13% 18% 23% 15% 7% 3% 2% 5% 3,5PT 1000 16% 17% 15% 20% 14% 7% 3% 3% 5% 3,4RO 1043 12% 14% 14% 16% 15% 9% 7% 2% 11% 3,7SI 1008 17% 18% 15% 16% 16% 9% 7% 1% 1% 3,5SK 1025 10% 15% 18% 24% 18% 9% 3% 1% 2% 3,7FI 1017 24% 27% 21% 13% 10% 3% 1% 1% - 2,7SE 1017 27% 22% 21% 14% 10% 4% 1% - 1% 2,8UK 1314 31% 15% 13% 17% 11% 4% 3% 2% 4% 2,8

QF4.4 To what extent are you worried or not about the potential hazard or risk to your health that may arise from the chemicals present inany of the following product categories you may use? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you are "not at all worried"(about potential hazards or risk to your health that may arise from the use of any of the following products), and '7' means that you are"extremely worried".




TOTAL

1 P

as

du

to

ut

con

fian

ce /

1 N

o

tru

st a

t all

2 3 4 5 6

7 T

ou

t à f

ait

co

nfi

an

ce /

7 A

g

reat

deal

of

tru

st

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge

UE27�EU27 26718 19% 16% 19% 21% 13% 5% 3% 4% 3,2BE 1018 18% 18% 19% 23% 14% 5% 2% 1% 3,2BG 1000 16% 15% 19% 22% 13% 6% 4% 5% 3,4CZ 1050 10% 12% 22% 28% 18% 5% 2% 3% 3,6DK 1016 21% 25% 21% 17% 10% 4% 1% 1% 2,9D-W 1006 25% 19% 19% 20% 10% 4% 2% 1% 2,9DE 1523 26% 19% 19% 20% 9% 4% 2% 1% 2,9D-E 517 30% 21% 16% 18% 7% 4% 2% 2% 2,7EE 1003 21% 14% 21% 19% 12% 4% 3% 6% 3,1EL 1000 42% 19% 18% 12% 6% 2% 1% - 2,3ES 1003 14% 16% 18% 20% 17% 6% 2% 7% 3,4FR 1035 28% 19% 18% 17% 10% 3% 3% 2% 2,8IE 1000 18% 13% 16% 17% 17% 6% 3% 10% 3,4IT 1060 17% 13% 18% 24% 15% 6% 2% 5% 3,4CY 504 28% 20% 19% 17% 9% 4% 1% 2% 2,7LV 1001 17% 16% 19% 21% 13% 6% 4% 4% 3,3LT 1010 21% 15% 20% 21% 10% 4% 3% 6% 3,1LU 504 26% 18% 19% 24% 8% 2% 2% 1% 2,8HU 1023 20% 16% 20% 24% 12% 5% 2% 1% 3,1MT 500 18% 11% 13% 16% 17% 10% 7% 8% 3,6NL 1044 13% 18% 22% 24% 15% 6% 1% 1% 3,3AT 1000 13% 17% 22% 23% 15% 4% 3% 3% 3,4PL 1000 15% 13% 20% 23% 15% 5% 2% 7% 3,3PT 1000 10% 16% 18% 24% 14% 4% 3% 11% 3,5RO 1043 15% 13% 16% 21% 12% 6% 5% 12% 3,5SI 1008 34% 23% 20% 14% 5% 1% 2% 1% 2,5SK 1025 10% 16% 21% 26% 18% 5% 2% 2% 3,5FI 1017 8% 18% 25% 22% 17% 8% 1% 1% 3,5SE 1017 23% 22% 24% 16% 10% 4% 1% - 2,8UK 1314 16% 16% 18% 21% 12% 7% 5% 5% 3,4

QF5.1 To what extent do you trust or not each of the following actors in doing a good job to protect consumers from potential healthrisks from chemicals in consumer products? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you have "no trust at all" (in thisactor in doing a good job to protect consumers from potential health risks from chemicals in consumer products), and '7' means thatyou have "a great deal of trust".

QF5.1 Dans quelle mesure avez-vous confiance ou pas dans le fait que chacun des acteurs suivants fait du bon travail pour protégerles consommateurs des risques potentiels pour la santé qui pourraient survenir des substances chimiques que contiennent les produitsde consommation ? Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'avez "pas du tout confiance" (dans le fait que cetacteur fait du bon travail pour protéger les consommateurs des risques potentiels pour la santé qui pourraient survenir des substanceschimiques que contiennent les produits de consommation), et '7' signifie que vous avez "tout à fait confiance".

Industry

L’industrie

TOTAL

1 P

as

du

to

ut

con

fian

ce /

1 N

o

tru

st a

t all

2 3 4 5 6

7 T

ou

t à f

ait

co

nfi

an

ce /

7 A

g

reat

deal

of

tru

st

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge




The (NATIONALITY) Government

Le Gouvernement (NATIONALITE)

TOTAL

1 P

as

du

to

ut

con

fian

ce /

1 N

o

tru

st a

t all

2 3 4 5 6

7 T

ou

t à f

ait

co

nfi

an

ce /

7 A

g

reat

deal

of

tru

st

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge




The European Union

L'Union européenne

TOTAL

1 P

as

du

to

ut

d'a

cco

rd /

1

To

tall

y d

isag

ree

2 3 4 5 6

7 T

ou

t à f

ait

d

'acc

ord

/ 7

To

tall

y a

gre

e

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

A

vera

ge


QF6.1 Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec les affirmations suivantes en ce qui concernel'exposition aux substances chimiques. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'êtes "pas du tout d'accord", et '7'signifie que vous êtes "tout à fait d'accord".

En ce qui concerne la santé, la principale question n'est pas de savoir à quel degré vous êtes exposé(e) à une substance chimiquedangereuse, mais bien si vous y êtes exposé(e) ou pas

With regard to health, the main issue is not to what extent you are exposed to a dangerous chemical substance, but whether or notyou are exposed to it at all

QF6.1 Please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding the exposure to chemicalsubstances. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with the statement and '7' means that you"totally agree" with it.

TOTAL

1 Pas du tout

d'accord / 1

Totally disagree

2 3 4 5 6

7 Tout à fait

d'accord / 7

Totally agree

NSP / DK

Moyenne /

Average


QF6.2 Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec les affirmations suivantes en ce qui concernel'exposition aux substances chimiques. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'êtes "pas du tout d'accord", et '7'signifie que vous êtes "tout à fait d'accord".

Une personne qui est exposée à une très petite quantité d'un produit chimique nocif à forte dose sera probablement gravementmalade à l'avenir, même si elle n’a été exposée qu’à une très petite quantité

If a person is exposed to an extremely small amount of a chemical that is harmful at larger amounts, then that person will probably beseriously ill some day in the future, even if the amount is extremely small

QF6.2 Please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding the exposure to chemicalsubstances. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with the statement and '7' means that you"totally agree" with it.

TOTAL

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spap

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SP

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TA

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US

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QF7 From the following list, which information sources would you prefer for getting a specific safety and safe-use information concerning chemicals in consumer products?(ROTATE - MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

QF7 Dans la liste suivante, quelles sources d'information préféreriez-vous pour obtenir des informations spécifiques de sécurité et d'utilisation sécurisée sur les substanceschimiques contenues dans les produits de consommation ? (ROTATION - PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

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QF8 And which of the following actors would you trust the most for giving you reliable information on safety and safe-use concerningchemicals in consumer products? (ROTATE - MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

QF8 Et parmi les acteurs suivants, auxquels feriez-vous le plus confiance pour vous donner des informations fiables sur la sécurité etl'utilisation sécurisée en ce qui concerne les substances chimiques contenues dans les produits de consommation ? (ROTATION -PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

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QF9.1 Dans quelle mesure vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec les affirmations suivantes en ce qui concerne les informations surles substances chimiques contenues dans les produits de consommation ? Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vousn'êtes "pas du tout d'accord" avec les affirmations, et '7' signifie que vous êtes "tout à fait d'accord".

The safety instructions and labels regarding chemical substances in consumer products are hard to understand

QF9.1 To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding information on chemical substances inconsumer products? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with the statement, and '7' means thatyou "totally agree" with it.

Les instructions et étiquettes de sécurité relatives aux produits chimiques contenus dans les produits de consommation sont difficiles àcomprendre

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QF9.2 Dans quelle mesure vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec les affirmations suivantes en ce qui concerne les informations surles substances chimiques contenues dans les produits de consommation ? Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vousn'êtes "pas du tout d'accord" avec les affirmations, et '7' signifie que vous êtes "tout à fait d'accord".

L’industrie fait tout ce qu'elle peut pour présenter clairement et avec précision les risques potentiels pour la santé induits par lessubstances chimiques contenues dans les produits de consommation

The industry is doing everything to present the potential health risks due to chemical substances in consumer products as clearly andprecisely as possible

QF9.2 To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding information on chemical substances inconsumer products? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with the statement, and '7' means thatyou "totally agree" with it.

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QF10 Laquelle de ces réponses décrit le mieux votre opinion à propos de la proposition suivante : Personnellement, vous pensez que le producteur d’unproduit de consommation devrait être tenu légalement responsable et payer pour des dommages-intérêts si quelqu’un est touché.

QF10 Which answer best describes your opinion of the following statement: Personally, do you think that the producer of a consumer product should be held legally responsible and paydamages if someone gets hurt?

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QF11 According to you, which of the following answers correctly describes the following statement: A sunscreen lotion that is labeled as "dermatologically tested"…

QF11 Selon vous, parmi les propositions suivantes, laquelle décrit correctement la proposition suivante : Une lotion/ crème solaire labélisée comme "testéedermatologiquement" c’est une lotion/ crème solaire qui …

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QF12.1 If you ever use sunscreen cream/ lotion, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for eachof the following actions regarding the use of sunscreen cream/ lotion whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely ornever performed them.

QF12.1 Si vous avez déjà utilisé une lotion/ crème solaire, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manière dont vous procédezgénéralement. Pour chacune des actions suivantes dites-moi si vous la faites toujours, la plupart du temps, de temps en temps,rarement ou jamais lorsque vous utilisez une lotion/ crème solaire.

Read the instructions before applying the sunscreen cream/ lotion

Lire les instructions d’utilisation avant d’appliquer la lotion/ crème solaire

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QF12.2 If you ever use sunscreen cream/ lotion, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for each of thefollowing actions regarding the use of sunscreen cream/ lotion whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performedthem.

QF12.2 Si vous avez déjà utilisé une lotion/ crème solaire, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manière dont vous procédez généralement.Pour chacune des actions suivantes dites-moi si vous la faites toujours, la plupart du temps, de temps en temps, rarement ou jamais lorsquevous utilisez une lotion/ crème solaire.

Follow the product usage recommendations

Suivre les recommandations d’utilisation

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PO

NTA

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)

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(S

PO

NTA

NE)

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here

are

no r

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e

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

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P /

DK

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QF13 Which of the following do you think may be potential health risks, if any, for people who use hair dyes? (MULTIPLE ANSWERSPOSSIBLE)

QF13 Dans la liste suivante, pouvez-vous indiquer quels pourraient être selon vous les risques potentiels pour la santé des personnes quiutilisent des teintures pour cheveux ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

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Rare

men

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Rare

ly

Jam

ais

/ N

ever

N'u

tili

se j

am

ais

de t

ein

ture

s p

ou

r ch

eveu

x (

SP

ON

TA

NE)

/

Never

use

hair

dyes

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

NS

P /

DK

UE27�EU27 26718 24% 11% 6% 3% 4% 50% 2%BE 1018 25% 10% 6% 5% 27% 25% 2%BG 1000 24% 11% 6% 2% 1% 53% 3%CZ 1050 29% 13% 7% 3% 3% 44% 1%DK 1016 25% 5% 4% 3% 3% 59% 1%D-W 1006 28% 14% 6% 2% 2% 46% 2%DE 1523 28% 14% 6% 2% 2% 47% 1%D-E 517 26% 13% 5% 3% 2% 50% 1%EE 1003 32% 8% 5% 3% 1% 44% 7%EL 1000 18% 8% 6% 2% 2% 64% - ES 1003 21% 15% 10% 4% 4% 44% 2%FR 1035 23% 6% 3% 1% 6% 61% - IE 1000 22% 17% 7% 2% 3% 43% 6%IT 1060 16% 13% 11% 6% 6% 45% 3%CY 504 15% 8% 3% 3% 3% 63% 5%LV 1001 32% 13% 4% 1% 2% 44% 4%LT 1010 33% 8% 4% 1% 4% 41% 9%LU 504 22% 6% 3% 2% 7% 58% 2%HU 1023 23% 13% 4% 2% 2% 56% - MT 500 12% 8% 5% 2% 1% 69% 3%NL 1044 24% 5% 2% 1% 3% 64% 1%AT 1000 23% 20% 13% 5% 2% 36% 1%PL 1000 21% 15% 9% 3% 2% 48% 2%PT 1000 14% 13% 9% 4% 3% 55% 2%RO 1043 24% 10% 7% 5% 3% 45% 6%SI 1008 24% 12% 5% 2% 2% 54% 1%SK 1025 33% 16% 7% 4% 2% 36% 2%FI 1017 30% 11% 3% 2% 2% 51% 1%SE 1017 36% 4% 1% 1% 2% 54% 2%UK 1314 29% 7% 4% 1% 4% 52% 3%

QF14.1 If you ever applied hair dyes yourself at home, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for eachof the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you apply hair dyesyourself at home.

QF14.1 Si vous avez déjà appliqué de la teinture pour cheveux vous-même, chez vous, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manière dontvous procédez généralement. Pour chacune des actions suivantes, dites-moi si vous la faites toujours, la plupart du temps, de temps entemps, rarement ou jamais lorsque vous appliquez vous-même de la teinture pour cheveux, chez vous.

Read the instructions on the package insert

Lire les instructions qui figurent sur la notice

TOTAL

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urs

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lways

La p

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du

tem

ps

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ost

o

f th

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de t

em

ps

en

tem

ps

/

So

meti

mes

Rare

men

t /

Rare

ly

Jam

ais

/ N

ever

N'u

tili

se j

am

ais

de t

ein

ture

s p

ou

r ch

eveu

x (

SP

ON

TA

NE)

/ N

ever

use

hair

dyes

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

NS

P /

DK

UE27�EU27 26718 23% 12% 6% 3% 4% 50% 2%BE 1018 27% 11% 4% 3% 27% 25% 3%BG 1000 22% 13% 6% 1% 1% 54% 3%CZ 1050 30% 15% 6% 3% 2% 43% 1%DK 1016 25% 7% 3% 3% 2% 59% 1%D-W 1006 27% 16% 5% 1% 2% 47% 2%DE 1523 27% 15% 5% 1% 2% 48% 2%D-E 517 28% 14% 4% 1% 1% 51% 1%EE 1003 28% 12% 5% 2% 2% 44% 7%EL 1000 18% 10% 5% 2% 1% 64% - ES 1003 22% 14% 9% 4% 4% 44% 3%FR 1035 23% 7% 3% 2% 4% 61% - IE 1000 20% 18% 8% 2% 3% 43% 6%IT 1060 17% 13% 10% 6% 5% 46% 3%CY 504 15% 9% 3% 2% 2% 63% 6%LV 1001 29% 14% 4% 2% 2% 44% 5%LT 1010 30% 10% 3% 1% 3% 41% 12%LU 504 23% 6% 2% 2% 6% 58% 3%HU 1023 23% 15% 3% 2% 1% 55% 1%MT 500 12% 8% 4% 2% 1% 70% 3%NL 1044 24% 6% 1% 1% 3% 64% 1%AT 1000 23% 21% 13% 5% 1% 36% 1%PL 1000 19% 16% 8% 2% 2% 51% 2%PT 1000 14% 13% 8% 4% 3% 56% 2%RO 1043 22% 13% 5% 5% 3% 45% 7%SI 1008 22% 13% 5% 3% 2% 54% 1%SK 1025 29% 22% 6% 3% 1% 36% 3%FI 1017 27% 14% 4% 1% 1% 52% 1%SE 1017 30% 9% 2% 1% 2% 54% 2%UK 1314 26% 9% 5% 1% 3% 52% 4%

QF14.2 If you ever applied hair dyes yourself at home, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for eachof the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you apply hair dyesyourself at home.

QF14.2 Si vous avez déjà appliqué de la teinture pour cheveux vous-même, chez vous, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manière dontvous procédez généralement. Pour chacune des actions suivantes, dites-moi si vous la faites toujours, la plupart du temps, de temps entemps, rarement ou jamais lorsque vous appliquez vous-même de la teinture pour cheveux, chez vous.

Adhere to the recommended safe use instructions and applications times

Respecter les instructions pour une utilisation sécurisée et les durées d'application recommandées

TOTAL

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ujo

urs

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lways

La p

lup

art

du

tem

ps

/

Mo

st o

f th

e t

ime

de t

em

ps

en

tem

ps

/

So

meti

mes

Rare

men

t /

Rare

ly

Jam

ais

/ N

ever

N'u

tili

se j

am

ais

de

tein

ture

s p

ou

r ch

eveu

x

(SP

ON

TA

NE)

/ N

ever

use

hair

dyes

NS

P /

DK

UE27�EU27 26718 8% 7% 7% 7% 17% 51% 3%BE 1018 10% 6% 6% 15% 34% 26% 3%BG 1000 6% 5% 7% 8% 17% 53% 4%CZ 1050 8% 6% 11% 12% 19% 43% 1%DK 1016 6% 3% 3% 8% 19% 60% 1%D-W 1006 7% 7% 7% 8% 20% 49% 2%DE 1523 7% 8% 6% 8% 20% 49% 2%D-E 517 5% 8% 5% 10% 20% 51% 1%EE 1003 8% 6% 6% 8% 17% 46% 9%EL 1000 4% 6% 7% 8% 12% 63% - ES 1003 12% 11% 8% 7% 13% 46% 3%FR 1035 7% 4% 3% 3% 22% 61% - IE 1000 11% 10% 11% 8% 10% 44% 6%IT 1060 6% 10% 11% 8% 16% 46% 3%CY 504 4% 2% 3% 9% 13% 63% 6%LV 1001 6% 7% 6% 4% 27% 46% 4%LT 1010 10% 5% 4% 4% 22% 41% 14%LU 504 8% 2% 4% 5% 21% 58% 2%HU 1023 7% 9% 7% 6% 13% 57% 1%MT 500 5% 2% 3% 6% 11% 69% 4%NL 1044 4% 2% 3% 6% 19% 64% 2%AT 1000 8% 13% 13% 11% 15% 38% 2%PL 1000 8% 12% 8% 6% 11% 52% 3%PT 1000 9% 8% 8% 7% 8% 57% 3%RO 1043 10% 5% 7% 10% 16% 45% 7%SI 1008 8% 8% 6% 6% 16% 55% 1%SK 1025 7% 11% 9% 14% 19% 37% 3%FI 1017 5% 6% 5% 8% 22% 53% 1%SE 1017 6% 2% 3% 6% 27% 54% 2%UK 1314 13% 5% 5% 4% 17% 53% 3%

QF14.3 If you ever applied hair dyes yourself at home, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me foreach of the following activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you applyhair dyes yourself at home.

QF14.3 Si vous avez déjà appliqué de la teinture pour cheveux vous-même, chez vous, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manièredont vous procédez généralement. Pour chacune des actions suivantes, dites-moi si vous la faites toujours, la plupart du temps, detemps en temps, rarement ou jamais lorsque vous appliquez vous-même de la teinture pour cheveux, chez vous.

Do a self-test to check for allergic reactions before applying the dye

Procéder à un test pour vérifier s’il y a réaction allergique avant d'appliquer la couleur

TOTAL

1 A

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n r

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1 N

o

healt

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isk a

t all

2 3 4 5 6

7 R

isq

ue e

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en

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7 A

hig

h

healt

h r

isk

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge

UE27�EU27 26718 48% 21% 11% 9% 4% 1% 1% 5% 2,0BE 1018 49% 22% 11% 11% 4% 1% - 2% 2,0BG 1000 53% 20% 8% 6% 3% 1% 1% 8% 1,8CZ 1050 56% 22% 11% 5% 2% 1% - 3% 1,8DK 1016 51% 25% 9% 5% 2% 1% 2% 5% 1,9D-W 1006 40% 26% 15% 10% 5% 1% 1% 2% 2,2DE 1523 43% 26% 14% 9% 4% 1% 1% 2% 2,1D-E 517 54% 27% 9% 5% 2% 1% - 2% 1,8EE 1003 69% 17% 5% 3% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1,5EL 1000 31% 31% 17% 13% 5% 2% 1% - 2,4ES 1003 54% 17% 10% 7% 5% 1% - 6% 1,9FR 1035 54% 21% 9% 6% 3% 1% 1% 5% 1,8IE 1000 47% 19% 12% 7% 2% 1% 1% 11% 1,9IT 1060 35% 17% 13% 14% 9% 3% 2% 7% 2,6CY 504 53% 17% 11% 7% 3% 2% 1% 6% 1,9LV 1001 75% 11% 4% 5% 2% - - 3% 1,4LT 1010 72% 14% 5% 2% 1% 1% 1% 4% 1,5LU 504 41% 25% 16% 9% 3% 1% 2% 3% 2,2HU 1023 57% 21% 9% 8% 3% - - 2% 1,8MT 500 45% 23% 7% 7% 4% 1% 1% 12% 2,0NL 1044 48% 26% 8% 8% 4% 1% - 5% 1,9AT 1000 50% 22% 13% 9% 4% - - 2% 1,9PL 1000 46% 18% 9% 11% 6% 2% 1% 7% 2,2PT 1000 45% 22% 9% 9% 4% 1% 1% 9% 2,0RO 1043 52% 16% 8% 6% 3% 2% 2% 11% 1,9SI 1008 55% 25% 9% 6% 2% - 1% 2% 1,8SK 1025 36% 31% 17% 9% 3% 1% 1% 2% 2,1FI 1017 60% 22% 9% 4% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1,7SE 1017 39% 30% 13% 7% 6% 2% 1% 2% 2,2UK 1314 57% 16% 7% 9% 2% 1% - 8% 1,8

QF15.1 Please tell me to what extent you think that there is a health risk (such as allergic reactions, etc.) to you personally fromchemicals in the following fabrics used in clothing. Please use a scale from 1 to 7, '1' means that you think there is "no health risk atall" to you personally from this fabric and '7' means that there is "a high health risk".

QF15.1 Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous pensez être personnellement exposé(e) à un risque pour votre santé (commedes réactions allergiques, etc.) en raison des substances chimiques contenues dans chacun des tissus suivants utilisés dans lesvêtements. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous pensez que ce tissu ne représente "aucun risque" pour votresanté et '7' signifie qu'il existe un "risque extrêmement important".

Wool, cotton, or linen

La laine, le coton ou le lin

TOTAL

1 A

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1 N

o

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t all

2 3 4 5 6

7 R

isq

ue e

xtr

êm

em

en

t im

po

rtan

t /

7 A

hig

h

healt

h r

isk

NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge




Synthetic fibres

Les fibres synthétiques

TOTAL

1 A

ucu

n r

isq

ue /

1 N

o

healt

h r

isk a

t all

2 3 4 5 6

7 R

isq

ue e

xtr

êm

em

en

t im

po

rtan

t /

7 A

hig

h

healt

h r

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NS

P /

DK

Mo

yen

ne /

Avera

ge

UE27�EU27 26718 29% 19% 15% 15% 7% 3% 2% 10% 2,7BE 1018 32% 23% 18% 15% 5% 2% 1% 4% 2,5BG 1000 25% 20% 11% 15% 5% 3% 3% 18% 2,7CZ 1050 44% 21% 12% 12% 3% 2% 2% 4% 2,2DK 1016 42% 29% 13% 5% 4% 1% 1% 5% 2,0D-W 1006 36% 27% 16% 13% 3% 1% 1% 3% 2,3DE 1523 37% 27% 15% 13% 3% 1% 1% 3% 2,2D-E 517 41% 26% 13% 10% 3% 2% 1% 4% 2,1EE 1003 24% 16% 17% 17% 7% 3% 2% 14% 2,8EL 1000 14% 22% 26% 22% 8% 5% 2% 1% 3,1ES 1003 30% 16% 18% 15% 6% 1% 1% 13% 2,5FR 1035 27% 19% 15% 15% 6% 2% 2% 14% 2,6IE 1000 28% 21% 14% 10% 4% 1% 2% 20% 2,4IT 1060 14% 11% 15% 23% 17% 8% 3% 9% 3,6CY 504 21% 12% 14% 16% 12% 4% 2% 19% 3,1LV 1001 45% 18% 11% 10% 6% 2% 1% 7% 2,2LT 1010 20% 14% 16% 17% 10% 5% 5% 13% 3,2LU 504 24% 23% 16% 12% 9% 2% 6% 8% 2,9HU 1023 19% 13% 20% 19% 9% 6% 3% 11% 3,2MT 500 29% 18% 11% 7% 3% 2% 2% 28% 2,3NL 1044 23% 20% 14% 18% 5% 2% - 18% 2,6AT 1000 42% 22% 15% 11% 6% 1% - 3% 2,2PL 1000 29% 15% 15% 17% 9% 3% 1% 11% 2,7PT 1000 29% 20% 16% 15% 6% 2% 1% 11% 2,5RO 1043 24% 17% 13% 13% 8% 4% 3% 18% 2,9SI 1008 34% 23% 16% 13% 4% 1% 2% 7% 2,4SK 1025 10% 16% 22% 22% 12% 7% 6% 5% 3,6FI 1017 46% 30% 14% 6% 2% 1% - 1% 1,9SE 1017 30% 23% 17% 8% 7% 3% 5% 7% 2,6UK 1314 40% 19% 12% 12% 3% 1% 2% 11% 2,2


Les tissus avec des labels de qualité chimique spécifiques, qui sont des labels de qualité pour des tissus ne contenant pas desubstances chimiques nocives pour la santé et l'environnement

Fabrics with chemical-specific quality labels that are labels for fabrics that do not contain chemicals harmful to health and theenvironment


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NS

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Mo

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Avera

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QF16 To what extent would you say that you consider the potential health and environment risks due to fabrics important or not whenyou buy clothes for yourself or your family? Please use a scale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that it is "not at all important", and '7'means that it is "extremely important".

QF16 Dans quelle mesure diriez-vous que vous considérez que les risques potentiels sur la santé et l’environnement liés aux tissussont importants ou pas importants lorsque vous achetez des vêtements pour vous-même ou votre famille ? Veuillez utiliser une échellede 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous considérez que ces risques potentiels ne sont "pas du tout importants" et '7' signifie que vousconsidérez qu’ils sont "extrêmement importants".

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ts p

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pro

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its

vais

sell

e /

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du

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Les

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rais

san

ts (

p.e

x.

pou

r le

s fo

urs

) /

D

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e.g

. oven

)

Les

déta

chan

ts (

p.e

x.

pou

r le

s vête

men

ts)

/ S

pot

rem

overs

(e.g

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)

Les

pro

du

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de n

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du

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san

ts (

spra

y)

/ A

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(SP

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TA

NEO

US

)

Au

cun

(S

PO

NTA

NE)

/ N

on

e

(SP

ON

TA

NEO

US

)

NS

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UE27�EU27 26718 26% 14% 18% 39% 34% 19% 36% 32% 52% 57% 27% 15% 1% 6% 6%BE 1018 21% 11% 15% 38% 42% 26% 30% 45% 55% 70% 21% 16% 1% 4% 2%BG 1000 27% 11% 22% 36% 22% 18% 46% 15% 60% 49% 34% 12% 1% 5% 10%CZ 1050 19% 15% 20% 43% 38% 14% 41% 29% 54% 68% 23% 14% 0% 7% 3%DK 1016 26% 16% 21% 42% 35% 27% 40% 51% 71% 71% 38% 22% 0% 7% 2%D-W 1006 25% 10% 11% 34% 38% 23% 42% 31% 65% 60% 26% 13% 0% 4% 4%DE 1523 25% 10% 12% 34% 38% 23% 43% 31% 65% 60% 26% 13% 0% 5% 3%D-E 517 27% 13% 17% 34% 38% 22% 48% 31% 66% 58% 27% 11% 0% 6% 2%EE 1003 33% 32% 38% 35% 44% 31% 50% 41% 65% 63% 45% 33% 0% 6% 3%EL 1000 69% 24% 35% 66% 37% 41% 58% 60% 77% 48% 57% 32% 1% 1% 0%ES 1003 25% 10% 14% 42% 25% 14% 41% 35% 33% 62% 18% 13% 6% 7% 7%FR 1035 34% 10% 16% 53% 42% 21% 29% 51% 34% 72% 25% 15% 1% 1% 3%IE 1000 30% 16% 18% 41% 26% 20% 27% 40% 54% 56% 28% 13% 2% 8% 11%IT 1060 21% 14% 20% 44% 40% 18% 26% 25% 44% 48% 22% 15% 3% 5% 10%CY 504 36% 15% 18% 65% 23% 25% 30% 47% 70% 75% 31% 12% 1% 1% 2%LV 1001 26% 30% 37% 23% 30% 22% 52% 37% 59% 58% 35% 25% 0% 6% 4%LT 1010 25% 34% 38% 27% 34% 24% 53% 38% 60% 54% 39% 26% 1% 4% 2%LU 504 31% 12% 15% 58% 45% 25% 38% 35% 58% 79% 28% 14% 0% 3% 1%HU 1023 20% 20% 18% 39% 22% 15% 40% 33% 50% 61% 40% 15% 0% 11% 3%MT 500 17% 9% 15% 33% 30% 17% 21% 38% 63% 53% 29% 7% 0% 5% 11%NL 1044 27% 20% 16% 43% 42% 23% 49% 37% 78% 79% 49% 25% 0% 3% 2%AT 1000 25% 12% 19% 36% 41% 19% 38% 24% 65% 62% 21% 13% 4% 6% 7%PL 1000 18% 8% 14% 15% 31% 10% 37% 15% 48% 41% 26% 9% 0% 6% 11%PT 1000 22% 10% 11% 31% 23% 14% 35% 27% 50% 57% 21% 11% 1% 10% 7%RO 1043 31% 23% 28% 37% 25% 14% 37% 14% 44% 36% 27% 10% 1% 5% 12%SI 1008 35% 23% 27% 59% 47% 23% 53% 35% 70% 74% 50% 23% 6% 3% 1%SK 1025 30% 15% 20% 51% 47% 19% 43% 36% 56% 69% 26% 15% 1% 2% 1%FI 1017 15% 21% 42% 43% 23% 24% 23% 22% 41% 39% 20% 14% 0% 10% 1%SE 1017 30% 36% 23% 52% 39% 24% 31% 34% 71% 74% 32% 21% 1% 4% 2%UK 1314 25% 13% 17% 36% 23% 16% 28% 28% 62% 55% 29% 15% 0% 13% 6%

QF17 From the following list of household cleaning products, please indicate those, if any, that you see as potentially harmful to your health.(ROTATE - MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

QF17 Dans la liste des produits d'entretien domestique suivants, veuillez indiquer ceux, s’il y en a, que vous considérez commepotentiellement dangereux pour votre santé. (ROTATION - PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

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QF18 Please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statement regarding household cleaning products: Theuse of household cleaning products in the home may have negative health effects for yourself or your family members. Please use ascale from 1 to 7, where '1' means that you "totally disagree" with this statement, and '7' means that you "totally agree" with it.

QF18 Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle mesure vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec l'affirmation suivante à propos des produitsd'entretien domestique : L'utilisation des produits d'entretien domestique à la maison peut avoir des effets négatifs sur votre santé etsur celle des membres de votre famille. Veuillez utiliser une échelle de 1 à 7 où '1' signifie que vous n'êtes "pas du tout d'accord" aveccette affirmation, et '7' signifie que vous êtes "tout à fait d'accord".

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UE27�EU27 10325 78% 36% 49% 75% 5% 1% 3%BE 334 82% 27% 51% 79% 3% - 0%BG 446 87% 17% 37% 79% 14% - 2%CZ 372 81% 35% 44% 87% 0% 0% 0%DK 411 94% 32% 58% 87% 3% 0% 1%D-W 427 88% 47% 60% 79% 1% - 1%DE 635 88% 47% 59% 78% 1% 0% 1%D-E 199 89% 50% 56% 74% 1% 1% - EE 441 92% 32% 57% 83% 1% 0% 1%EL 780 89% 53% 73% 77% 1% - 0%ES 241 67% 33% 35% 68% 12% 1% 6%FR 540 85% 45% 56% 79% 2% 0% 1%IE 324 70% 35% 46% 67% 8% 0% 5%IT 473 67% 27% 48% 64% 13% 3% 5%CY 285 87% 49% 61% 82% 1% - 1%LV 454 81% 30% 48% 75% 0% 0% 4%LT 591 85% 35% 49% 76% 2% 0% 1%LU 185 92% 38% 61% 87% 2% - - HU 464 81% 35% 49% 79% 1% 1% 3%MT 211 74% 18% 51% 79% 3% 0% 4%NL 437 75% 32% 44% 87% 1% 1% 1%AT 219 78% 29% 49% 69% 14% 0% 4%PL 340 66% 23% 28% 64% 1% 2% 6%PT 344 82% 20% 37% 62% 1% 2% 2%RO 426 67% 25% 33% 69% 6% 0% 7%SI 460 83% 29% 51% 86% 7% 0% 1%SK 471 76% 39% 35% 82% 8% - 2%FI 315 81% 26% 43% 83% 1% 2% 0%SE 345 92% 45% 62% 89% 5% - - UK 316 67% 31% 51% 79% 4% 1% 3%

QF19 And which of the following, if any, do you think these negative effects may be? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

QF19 Selon vous, quels peuvent être ces effets négatifs, s’il y en a ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

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UE27�EU27 26718 33% 29% 17% 9% 6% 4% 2%BE 1018 37% 31% 17% 8% 5% 2% - BG 1000 36% 23% 16% 11% 4% 7% 3%CZ 1050 38% 30% 19% 9% 2% 1% 1%DK 1016 32% 24% 21% 13% 8% 2% - D-W 1006 34% 34% 17% 8% 4% 2% 1%DE 1523 34% 35% 16% 8% 4% 2% 1%D-E 517 36% 39% 13% 8% 2% 2% - EE 1003 51% 26% 11% 5% 2% 3% 2%EL 1000 32% 30% 17% 10% 4% 7% - ES 1003 30% 26% 18% 11% 8% 6% 1%FR 1035 43% 26% 14% 8% 6% 3% - IE 1000 27% 33% 18% 9% 6% 5% 2%IT 1060 23% 25% 19% 10% 8% 11% 4%CY 504 34% 22% 14% 9% 8% 13% - LV 1001 42% 29% 14% 6% 4% 3% 2%LT 1010 50% 24% 12% 5% 5% 2% 2%LU 504 33% 27% 19% 10% 7% 4% - HU 1023 44% 31% 12% 7% 2% 4% - MT 500 19% 20% 23% 10% 10% 16% 2%NL 1044 33% 35% 12% 8% 7% 4% 1%AT 1000 23% 33% 24% 13% 4% 2% 1%PL 1000 25% 36% 19% 12% 4% 1% 3%PT 1000 23% 26% 21% 13% 10% 4% 3%RO 1043 33% 28% 17% 9% 5% 4% 4%SI 1008 40% 30% 15% 8% 3% 4% - SK 1025 34% 39% 17% 6% 1% 2% 1%FI 1017 35% 39% 17% 6% 2% 1% - SE 1017 32% 24% 24% 14% 5% 1% - UK 1314 41% 25% 15% 7% 6% 3% 3%

QF20.1 If you ever use household cleaning products, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for each of thefollowing activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you use household cleaningproducts.

QF20.1 Si vous avez déjà utilisé des produits d'entretien domestique, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manière dont vous procédezgénéralement. Pour chacune des actions suivantes, pouvez-vous me dire si vous les faites toujours, la plupart du temps, de temps en temps,rarement ou jamais lorsque vous utilisez des produits d'entretien domestique ?

Read instructions for safe use before using a household-cleaning productLire les instructions pour un emploi sécurisé avant d’utiliser un produit d’entretien domestique

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UE27�EU27 26718 34% 33% 15% 7% 5% 4% 2%BE 1018 39% 34% 13% 8% 4% 2% - BG 1000 35% 27% 15% 9% 3% 7% 4%CZ 1050 36% 34% 18% 7% 2% 2% 1%DK 1016 34% 31% 15% 11% 6% 2% 1%D-W 1006 37% 38% 13% 5% 4% 2% 1%DE 1523 36% 39% 14% 5% 3% 2% 1%D-E 517 33% 43% 16% 5% 1% 2% - EE 1003 47% 28% 12% 6% 2% 3% 2%EL 1000 36% 32% 15% 7% 4% 6% - ES 1003 36% 27% 15% 9% 6% 6% 1%FR 1035 41% 30% 11% 8% 7% 3% - IE 1000 25% 33% 20% 9% 5% 5% 3%IT 1060 24% 26% 19% 9% 7% 11% 4%CY 504 34% 25% 13% 8% 7% 12% 1%LV 1001 36% 37% 14% 5% 3% 3% 2%LT 1010 45% 33% 12% 4% 2% 2% 2%LU 504 36% 31% 15% 7% 7% 4% - HU 1023 42% 37% 10% 6% 1% 4% - MT 500 20% 22% 24% 9% 8% 15% 2%NL 1044 32% 40% 10% 7% 6% 4% 1%AT 1000 26% 37% 21% 8% 4% 2% 2%PL 1000 25% 44% 17% 7% 2% 2% 3%PT 1000 28% 27% 21% 11% 7% 4% 2%RO 1043 32% 32% 14% 10% 4% 4% 4%SI 1008 41% 33% 13% 6% 3% 4% - SK 1025 31% 45% 15% 5% 1% 2% 1%FI 1017 36% 44% 13% 5% 1% 1% - SE 1017 34% 35% 20% 6% 3% 1% 1%UK 1314 42% 31% 11% 4% 5% 3% 4%

QF20.2 If you ever use household cleaning products, we would like to know more about how you typically proceed. Please tell me for each of thefollowing activities whether you always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never performed them, when you use household cleaning products.

QF20.2 Si vous avez déjà utilisé des produits d'entretien domestique, nous aimerions en savoir plus sur la manière dont vous procédezgénéralement. Pour chacune des actions suivantes, pouvez-vous me dire si vous les faites toujours, la plupart du temps, de temps en temps,rarement ou jamais lorsque vous utilisez des produits d'entretien domestique ?


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