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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableworry1
LabelDo you worry about this environmental problem 1
Question text Could you look at this list of environmental problems and tell me which you think is the most important to you?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Pollution in rivers 375
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 193
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 359
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 102
5 Ozone layer depletion 284
6 Tropical forest destruction 59
7 Climate change 106
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 84
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 89
10 Traffic congestion 233
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 119
12 Acid rain 8
13 Household waste disposal 315
14 Noise 39
15 None of these 137
16 Other 19
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 12
Sysmiss 190
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 13 (ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS). A list of environmental problems is given. The Department of regional Development is looking for the most important, the second most important and the third most important. If the same problem is entered twice a check will come up on screen. If a respondent answers 'none', then code number 15 “None of these”. If “Other” is entered the respondent will be required to specify what the other problem is. At any point either “None of these” or “Other” you will be routed to the next question.
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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