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Replication Data for: University Students’ Environmental Literacy and Consumption Behaviour Towards Microplastics in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Summary
Researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey of Universiti Malaya students in July 2024 to assess environmental literacy related to microplastic pollution, examining differences across gender, age, and study major as part of a broader study on consumption behaviour.
The study adopted a cross-sectional, quantitative survey approach to assess the differences in Environmental Literacy (EL) on microplastic pollution across gender, age, and current study major among Universiti Malaya students. The data for this study were collected in July 2024 involving university students who actively enrolled at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
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