Vol. 11, Special Issue 2 (2022)

Author(s):
Rupal Hooda and Manju Mehta

Abstract:
A study was conducted in two districts of Haryana state to assess the general profile, socio-economic status of the residents and their knowledge about the carbon footprint during heating and cooking. The study was carried in two districts viz. Hisar and Sonipat of Haryana state. Two localities from each district were selected randomly for accessing the general profile and socio-economic status of the people. Under Hisar district, Professor Colony and Azad Nagar and; under Sonipat district, Mayur vihar and Shashtri Nagar was selected randomly for sampling. It was observed that, people were almost equally distributed among the age group of 30-40, 41-50 and 51-60 years. Majority of the people belonged to general caste, were married, living as nuclear family and having a medium status of family education. All the respondents were using mobile phone as their favorite media of information. Majority of the study population was graduate and professional and belonged to upper class of family having above Rs. one lakh salary per month. Regarding carbon footprint while heating and cooking, the mostly known fact was that water should be heating in a covered pot.