‘Live Beautiful, Live Well’ (‘Vivir Bonito, Vivir Bien’) in Nicaragua: Environmental health citizenship in a post-neoliberal context

Figures & data

Figure 1. Front and back cover of the Live Beautiful, Live Well pamphlet distributed throughout Nicaragua by the national government in 2013.

Table 1. Lay perceptions of definitions of Live Beautiful (Vivir Bonito).

	# Mentions (a)	# Mentions/Total Respondents (a/143)	# Mentions/All Mentions (a/296)
Live Clean (limpio)/tidy/ordered	63	44.1%	19.3%
Clean street	39	27.3%	12.0%
Get along with neighbours	37	25.9%	11.3%
Clean house	36	25.2%	11.0%
Be in good health, live healthy (sano)	29	20.3%	8.9%
Formal/Beautiful house	25	17.5%	7.7%
Collect garbage	17	11.9%	5.2%
Meet basic needs	17	11.9%	5.2%
Live peacefully/tranquility	16	11.2%	4.9%
Social welfare programmes	11	7.7%	3.4%
Environmental stewardship	9	6.3%	2.8%
Collective participation	8	5.6%	2.5%
Doesn’t know	7	4.9%	2.1%
Good job	4	2.8%	1.2%
Religion/spirituality	4	2.8%	1.2%
Education	2	1.4%	0.6%
Family relations	1	0.7%	0.3%
Improved life	1	0.7%	0.3%
Total	326	100%	100%

Table 2. Lay perceptions of definitions of Live Well (Vivir Bien).

	# Mentions (a)	# Mentions/Total Respondents (a/143)	# Mentions/All Mentions (a/326)
Have job/fixed income/improved economic condition	42	29.4%	14.2%
Be in good health, live healthy (sano)	33	23.1%	11.1%
Have daily food	33	23.1%	11.1%
In harmony with neighbours	28	19.6%	9.5%
Meet basic needs	26	18.2%	8.8%
Have house	24	16.8%	8.1%
Live in peace	17	11.9%	5.7%
Don’t know	14	9.8%	4.7%
Be clean	13	9.1%	4.4%
Education	11	7.7%	3.7%
Same as Live Beautiful	11	7.7%	3.7%
Harmony with family	10	7.0%	3.4%
Solidarity/community participation	6	4.2%	2.0%
Have basic services (e.g. access to electricity and water, paved streets)	6	4.2%	2.0%
Religion/spirituality	6	4.2%	2.0%
Be happy/feel well	5	3.5%	1.7%
Environmental stewardship	4	2.8%	1.4%
Secure neighbourhood	3	2.1%	1.0%
Own car or motorcycle	2	1.4%	0.7%
Be beautiful person	1	0.7%	0.3%
No garbage in sight	1	0.7%	0.3%
Total	296	100%	100%