Percepción y opinión pública de los ecuatorianos sobre la realidad socio-ambiental: Estudio del cantón Morona

Abstract

Abstract: The present work aims to know the perception and opinion of the citizens of the Morona canton regarding the socio-environmental reality. The methodology used was to apply a survey to 381 inhabitants of the Morona canton who were selected at random, the sample was composed of people between 19 and 69 years of age. The survey consisted of 57 questions, grouped into seven themes: general data, environment, water, markets, quality of life, participation and democracy, and equity. The answers obtained were organized and tabulated for further analysis. With the results obtained it was evident that 91.08% of the respondents consider it very important to protect the environment, 53.28% perceive that the water quality remains the same, they prefer 43.83% to buy fresh products in the market, as well as assure a 54.59% to be satisfied to live in Macas. Regarding participation and democracy, the majority knows about this power, while issues of equity consider that there is still inequality between men and women.