Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariablePROTENVP
LabelPeople decide or law on environment? C2.13a
Question text If you had to choose, which one of the following would be closest to your views? Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing OR Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions.
Responses
1 Let people decide themselves 274
2 Should pass laws to protect environment 505
8 Cant choose 179
9 Not answered 14
-2 Skp,A+B versions 2008
-1 No self-completion 446
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box only.
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.