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lower. However, the submission rates for questions con-
cerning the primary municipality of residence, the home
postal code, the association with the area, and the method
of accessing the survey are very high, frequently exceeding
85%. Nearly all respondents finished the “How to find the
survey” section, as evidenced by the high rate of 99.27%.
This is probably because it was simple to complete and
needed little work.
The submission rates for awareness and perception-
related questions, such as knowing the effects of mining
exploration, range from 67% to 77%. In general, more
careful answers are needed to these queries. Conversely,
inquiries concerning environmental issues, social conse-
quences, and community involvement demonstrate excel-
lent response rates, typically surpassing 80%. This implies
that questions about environmental and community con-
cerns aroused respondents’ interest more.
The survey’s respondents are divided into different
birth year groups, and their distributions varied (Figure 4).
With roughly 34.2% of respondents, the most significant
section of the respondents’ group was those born between
1965 and 1980. Approximately 32.8% of respondents were
born between 1981 and 1996 and came in second place.
Table 1. Comparison between the total and submitted number of responses for the gathered data
from the survey conducted in Estonia, Germany, Poland and Zambia
Themes of the Questions Total Submitted
Percentage
(%)of
Submission
Birth year 1351 753 55.73
Gender 1882 1024 54.41
Level of education 1830 1004 54.86
Socio-economic status 1820 1008 55.38
Working sector 1380 782 56.67
Informed about mineral exploration 1776 1016 57.21
Personal contact with companies 513 368 71.73
Benefits and harms 1498 1010 67.42
Effects of mineral exploration on other business 1057 753 71.24
Future of your home region 1397 1002 71.72
Least important economic sector 929 681 73.30
Biggest threats for 2050 1071 825 77.03
Mineral exploration’s social impacts 1306 1005 76.95
Concerned about the effect of mineral exploration 1018 782 76.82
Local people’s participation and influence 1263 1001 79.25
Compensation for the harms 776 624 80.41
Environmental concern 1014 820 80.87
Mineral exploration’s effects on the environment 943 766 81.23
Environmental problems associated with mining affect
views on mineral exploration
895 730 81.56
Source of reliable information about the extractive sector 657 549 83.56
Primary municipality of residence 926 779 84.12
Home postal code 759 648 85.37
Relationship with the area 914 779 85.22
Region Selection 802 686 85.53
How to find the survey 969 962 99.27
Figure 4. Year of birth distribution of the respondents (Islam,
2024)
lower. However, the submission rates for questions con-
cerning the primary municipality of residence, the home
postal code, the association with the area, and the method
of accessing the survey are very high, frequently exceeding
85%. Nearly all respondents finished the “How to find the
survey” section, as evidenced by the high rate of 99.27%.
This is probably because it was simple to complete and
needed little work.
The submission rates for awareness and perception-
related questions, such as knowing the effects of mining
exploration, range from 67% to 77%. In general, more
careful answers are needed to these queries. Conversely,
inquiries concerning environmental issues, social conse-
quences, and community involvement demonstrate excel-
lent response rates, typically surpassing 80%. This implies
that questions about environmental and community con-
cerns aroused respondents’ interest more.
The survey’s respondents are divided into different
birth year groups, and their distributions varied (Figure 4).
With roughly 34.2% of respondents, the most significant
section of the respondents’ group was those born between
1965 and 1980. Approximately 32.8% of respondents were
born between 1981 and 1996 and came in second place.
Table 1. Comparison between the total and submitted number of responses for the gathered data
from the survey conducted in Estonia, Germany, Poland and Zambia
Themes of the Questions Total Submitted
Percentage
(%)of
Submission
Birth year 1351 753 55.73
Gender 1882 1024 54.41
Level of education 1830 1004 54.86
Socio-economic status 1820 1008 55.38
Working sector 1380 782 56.67
Informed about mineral exploration 1776 1016 57.21
Personal contact with companies 513 368 71.73
Benefits and harms 1498 1010 67.42
Effects of mineral exploration on other business 1057 753 71.24
Future of your home region 1397 1002 71.72
Least important economic sector 929 681 73.30
Biggest threats for 2050 1071 825 77.03
Mineral exploration’s social impacts 1306 1005 76.95
Concerned about the effect of mineral exploration 1018 782 76.82
Local people’s participation and influence 1263 1001 79.25
Compensation for the harms 776 624 80.41
Environmental concern 1014 820 80.87
Mineral exploration’s effects on the environment 943 766 81.23
Environmental problems associated with mining affect
views on mineral exploration
895 730 81.56
Source of reliable information about the extractive sector 657 549 83.56
Primary municipality of residence 926 779 84.12
Home postal code 759 648 85.37
Relationship with the area 914 779 85.22
Region Selection 802 686 85.53
How to find the survey 969 962 99.27
Figure 4. Year of birth distribution of the respondents (Islam,
2024)