Čeprav mnenje o slabi ekološki kvaliteti okolja zelo impresivno narašča tako v mestih kot na podeželju, je opazna predvsem rast tega pojava na podeželju. Na splošno sicer obstaja v mestih večji delež ekološko ogroženega okolja, vendar je rast enakega na podeželju večja, in prav to je najbolj zaskrbljujoče. Beležimo skokovito naraščanje ne le občutljivosti ekološke zavesti prebivalcev, ampak verjetno tudi izostrenih kriterijev za kvaliteto okolja. Razlike v odgovorih anketiranih prebivalcev v letih 1984 in 1991 govorijo torej v prid naraščanju latentne ekološke zavesti, ne pa nujno manifestne, ki zagotavlja tudi pripravljenost prebivalcev za akcijo. Although attitudes concerning ecological quality are impressively increasing in cities, as well as in the countryside, it is more apparent in the latter. Generally , the share of ecologically endangered areas is larger in cities, but their growth is greater in the countryside, which is alarming. Rapid increase in ecological consciousness of the population has been noted and also more defined criteria for environmental quality. Differences in the answers of the population between 1984 and 1991 prove an increase in latent ecologic and not necessarily manifestative consciousness, which ensures the preparedness of the population for action.