| ethical
buying survey
These are the complete
results from our survey. For reasons of space we have excluded
the freetext responses to questions 14 or 16. If you are interested
in finding out more please contact
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| 1.
Are you Male or Female? |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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28.3% |
290 |
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71.7% |
733 |
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Total
Respondents |
1023 |
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(skipped
this question) |
50 |
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| 2.
Please indicate your age |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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0% |
0 |
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2.6% |
27 |
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16.1% |
167 |
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72.1% |
746 |
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6.9% |
71 |
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1.9% |
20 |
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0.3% |
3 |
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0% |
0 |
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0% |
0 |
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0.1% |
1 |
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Total
Respondents |
1035 |
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(skipped
this question) |
38 |
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| 3.
What part of the UK do you
live in? |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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1.7% |
13 |
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63.1% |
495 |
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4.2% |
33 |
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3.1% |
24 |
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0.5% |
4 |
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2.4% |
19 |
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3.6% |
28 |
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16.6% |
130 |
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4.5% |
35 |
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0.4% |
3 |
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Total
Respondents |
784 |
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(skipped
this question) |
289 |
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| 4.
If you live outside of the
UK, please enter the country
below |
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278 |
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(skipped
this question) |
795 |
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1017 |
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(skipped
this question) |
56 |
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| 6.
What criteria would an item
of clothing have to offer
if sold as ‘ethical’? Tick
as many as apply. If you
have any other criteria,
please enter them into the
box below |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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No
sweatshops |
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85% |
864 |
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No
child labour |
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92.2% |
938 |
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Organic
fabrics used |
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27.3% |
278 |
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Community
producing it directly benefits |
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72% |
732 |
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Percentage
of profits given to charities
or causes |
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28.5% |
290 |
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17.7% |
180 |
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Total
Respondents |
1017 |
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(skipped
this question) |
56 |
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| Would
you purchase ethical products |
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| 7.
Would you be prepared to
purchase an item of clothing
if you knew that it was
‘ethically produced’? |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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81% |
832 |
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1.2% |
12 |
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17.8% |
183 |
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Total
Respondents |
1027 |
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(skipped
this question) |
46 |
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| 8.
If you were to purchase
an item of ethical clothing,
what other criteria would
affect purchase decision?
Please Tick all that apply |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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Ethically
produced is enough |
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10.4% |
104 |
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Comparable
price to High Street stores /
fashion chains e.g. Zara, Banana
Republic, Next |
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70% |
698 |
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Comparable
quality to High Street stores/
fashion chains e.g. Zara, Banana
Republic , Next |
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82.5% |
823 |
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Comparable
style to High Street stores/ fashion
chains e.g. Zara, Banana Republic,
Next |
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72.8% |
726 |
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Total
Respondents |
997 |
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(skipped
this question) |
76 |
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| 9.
Could you please let us
know if you strongly agree,
slightly agree, slightly
disagree or strongly disagree
with the following statements.
If you are not sure please
enter Don’t Know |
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Strongly
Agree |
Slightly
Agree |
Slightly
Disagree |
Strongly
Disagree |
Don't
Know |
Response
Average |
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I
buy clothes because they are stylish
– I don’t care how they are produced |
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10%
(98) |
37%
(368) |
34%
(333) |
15%
(146) |
4%
(37) |
2.65 |
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There
are certain brands that I would
never buy from for social, economic
and political reasons |
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26%
(251) |
33%
(324) |
20%
(196) |
12%
(121) |
9%
(89) |
2.46 |
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If
I know that my clothes are ethically
produced, I am willing to pay
a small premium for it |
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21%
(206) |
50%
(486) |
16%
(161) |
6%
(56) |
7%
(70) |
2.28 |
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As
long as I am not paying more,
I would rather buy something that
is ethically made. |
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56%
(542) |
27%
(264) |
11%
(110) |
3%
(29) |
3%
(29) |
1.71 |
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If
the clothes are stylish, I would
rather buy ones that are ethically
produced. |
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60%
(586) |
32%
(315) |
3%
(34) |
1%
(10) |
4%
(38) |
1.57 |
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If
the clothes are of reasonably
good quality, I would rather buy
ones that are ethically produced |
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54%
(538) |
36%
(355) |
4%
(39) |
2%
(17) |
4%
(39) |
1.65 |
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Total
Respondents |
986 |
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(skipped
this question) |
87 |
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| 10.
Please indicate which publications
(newspapers and magazines)
you read at least once a
month. If we have missed
any please enter them into
the other field |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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Observer |
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23.8% |
217 |
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Guardian |
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44.3% |
404 |
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Times |
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36.9% |
336 |
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Telegraph |
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13.9% |
127 |
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Sun |
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11.9% |
108 |
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Mirror |
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7.5% |
68 |
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Mail |
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13.5% |
123 |
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Express |
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5.7% |
52 |
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Eve |
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2.9% |
26 |
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Vogue |
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15.1% |
138 |
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Tatler |
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4.1% |
37 |
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Marie
Claire |
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17.5% |
159 |
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Other |
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8% |
73 |
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Other
(please specify) |
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56.1% |
511 |
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Total
Respondents |
911 |
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(skipped
this question) |
162 |
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| 11.
Please indicate which of
the following books you
have read. Please tick all
that apply. |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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No
Logo - Naomi Klein |
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65.5% |
228 |
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Fast
Food Nation - Eric Schlosser
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42% |
146 |
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Captive
State - George Monbiot
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8% |
28 |
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Global
Me - Gregg Zachary |
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1.7% |
6 |
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The
Silent Takeover - Noreena Hertz |
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6.3% |
22 |
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Stupid
White Men - Michael Moore |
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19.5% |
68 |
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Business
Unusual - Anita Roddick |
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19.3% |
67 |
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Total
Respondents |
348 |
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(skipped
this question) |
725 |
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| 12.
Do you purchase FairTrade
Food Products such as coffee,
bananas etc |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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58.5% |
561 |
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22.9% |
220 |
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|
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18.6% |
178 |
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Total
Respondents |
959 |
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(skipped
this question) |
114 |
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| 13.
Have ever purchased products
for political, social or
economic reasons ie dolphin
friendly tuna |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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65.4% |
628 |
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19.9% |
191 |
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|
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14.7% |
141 |
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Total
Respondents |
960 |
|
(skipped
this question) |
113 |
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| 14.
If Yes, Please let us know
which ones and why? |
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489 |
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(skipped
this question) |
584 |
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| 15.
Have you ever boycotted
any products for political,
social or economic reasons
i.e South African apples? |
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Response
Percent |
Response
Total |
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53% |
506 |
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37.9% |
362 |
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|
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9.1% |
87 |
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Total
Respondents |
955 |
|
(skipped
this question) |
118 |
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| 16.
If Yes , please let us know
which ones and why |
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421 |
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(skipped
this question) |
652 |
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| 17.
Thank you for your time.
We are launching our first
range in Spring 2003, if
you would like to be kept
informed of what ethically
me is doing please enter
your email address below. |
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515 |
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(skipped
this question) |
558 |
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For more information,
please contact
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