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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1997

Variable Details

VariableCTHTNEW1
LabelGreatest threat to countryside? Q334
Question text Which, if any, of the things on this card do you think is the greatest threat to the countryside; if you think none of them is a threat, please say so. Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish; New housing and urban sprawl; Superstores and out-of-town shopping centres; Building new roads and motorways; Industrial development like factories, quarries and power stations; Land and air pollution, or discharges into rivers and lakes; Changes to traditional ways of farming and of using farmland; Changes to the ordinary natural appearance of the countryside, including plants and wildlife; The number of tourists and visitors in the countryside.
Responses
1 Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 191
2 New housing and urban sprawl 150
3 Superstores and out-of-town shopping cen 104
4 Building new roads and motorways 198
5 Industrial development like factories, q 99
6 Land and air pollution, or discharges in 476
7 Changes to traditional ways of farming a 35
8 Changes to the ordinary natural appearan 30
9 The number of tourists and visitors in t 14
96 Other answer(WRITE IN) 14
97 None of these 15
98 Don't know 26
99 Not answered 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 18
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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