Organization and Analysis of Survey Results
Here's a link for the original website display of entire results.
Below are separate results and my analysis for each of the four questions.
Organize the data:
It can be seen that most students use fewer than 5 plastic bags each week. However, when students are in China, about 10 percent of them tend to increase their use of plastic bags to 5 to 10. This may because they stay on campus and study in U.S, yet when they go back to China, they hang out with friends and entertain themselves. Still the amount of plastic bags used is relatively small individually.
It can be seen that most students use fewer than 5 plastic bags each week. However, when students are in China, about 10 percent of them tend to increase their use of plastic bags to 5 to 10. This may because they stay on campus and study in U.S, yet when they go back to China, they hang out with friends and entertain themselves. Still the amount of plastic bags used is relatively small individually.
Organize the data:
In U.S, plastic bags are free in supermarkets such as CVS and Publix and Kroger. The percent of students who will never bring their shopping bags is 75.44, which is really high. In China, the percent is only 28.81. In Q3 and Q4, the percent of students who will always bring their own shopping bags is both the smallest, which are 5.26 and 22.03 separately. However, when in China, the percent of students who will sometimes bring their shopping bags is 49.15, and is really close to half of the entire group of students.
In U.S, plastic bags are free in supermarkets such as CVS and Publix and Kroger. The percent of students who will never bring their shopping bags is 75.44, which is really high. In China, the percent is only 28.81. In Q3 and Q4, the percent of students who will always bring their own shopping bags is both the smallest, which are 5.26 and 22.03 separately. However, when in China, the percent of students who will sometimes bring their shopping bags is 49.15, and is really close to half of the entire group of students.
Analyze the results:
In U.S, about 75 percent students will never bring their own bags and in China, about 50 percent students will sometimes bring their own shopping bags. It can be observed that the charge on plastic bags do prevent most students from using plastic bags. In U.S, because plastic bags are free again, students tend to use plastic bags in an unrestrained way. It can be concluded that plastic-bag ban does have an effective influence on Chinese international students and most students will change their bag using behaviors when they are in U.S.
In U.S, about 75 percent students will never bring their own bags and in China, about 50 percent students will sometimes bring their own shopping bags. It can be observed that the charge on plastic bags do prevent most students from using plastic bags. In U.S, because plastic bags are free again, students tend to use plastic bags in an unrestrained way. It can be concluded that plastic-bag ban does have an effective influence on Chinese international students and most students will change their bag using behaviors when they are in U.S.