Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableCTHTNEW2
LabelNext greatest threat to countryside?Q868
Question text And which do you think is the next greatest threat? [To the countryside] 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 Skp,none CThtNew1 17
1 Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 103
2 New housing and urban sprawl 137
3 Superstores and out-of-town shopping cen 95
4 Building new roads and motorways 153
5 Industrial development like factories, q 182
6 Land and air pollution, or discharges in 206
7 Changes to traditional ways of farming a 84
8 Changes to the ordinary natural appearan 44
9 The number of tourists and visitors in t 16
96 Other answer (WRITE IN) 6
97 (None of these) 6
98 Don't know 5
99 Not answered 21
-2 Skp,A+B versions 2071
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD G1 (VERSION C)
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.