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. 2014 Sep 5;9(9):e106645. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106645

Table 2. Behavioral characterization of “extra vs. common” mitigation behavior.

Relative sizes/Mitigation actions Segment membership probabilities a
Segment 1: “common” mitigation behavior Segment 2: “extra” mitigation behavior
Relative size of segments 0.7706 0.2294
qe6 Which of the following actions aimed at fighting climate change have you personally taken?
qe6.1 You have purchased a car that consumes less fuel, or is more environmentally friendly 0.1345 0.2973
qe6.2 You are reducing the use of your car, for example by car-sharing or using your car more efficiently 0.1651 0.4316
qe6.3 You have chosen an environmentally friendly way of transportation (by foot, bicycle, public transport) 0.2654 0.4769
qe6.4 You are reducing your consumption of energy at home (for example by turning down air conditioning or heating, not leaving appliances on stand-by buying energy efficient products such as low-energy bulbs or appliances) 0.5842 0.9254
qe6.5 You are reducing your consumption of water at home (for example not leaving water running when washing the dishes, etc.) 0.5116 0.7926
qe6.6 Where possible you avoid taking short-haul flights 0.0570 0.2958
qe6.7 You have switched to an energy supplier or tariff supplying a greater share of energy from renewable sources than your previous one 0.0537 0.1558
qe6.8 You are separating most of your waste for recycling 0.6284 0.9305
qe6.9 You are reducing the consumption of disposable items (for example plastic bags, certain kind of packaging, etc.) 0.2618 0.8318
qe6.10 You buy seasonal and local products to avoid products that come from far away, and thus contribute to CO2 emissions (because of the transport) 0.1500 0.6398
qe6.11 You have installed equipment in your own home that generates renewable energy (for example, a wind turbine, solar panels) 0.0411 0.1051
a

Conditional (marginal) probabilities clarifying how segment-membership relates to each climate change mitigation action.