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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableaction01
LabelActions taken for environmental reasons 1
Question text Could you tell me which of the following actions you have regularly taken for environmental reasons, in the last 12 months? CUT DOWN THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY/GAS YOU (OR YOUR HOUSEHOLD) USES. CUT DOWN ON USE OF WATER. DELIBERATELY USED PUBLIC TRANSPORT\WALKED\CYCLED. CUT DOWN ON THE USE OF A CAR FOR SHORT JOURNEYS. DONE THINGS TO ENCOURAGE WILDLIFE IN YOUR GARDEN. BOUGHT TOILET ROLLS\KITCHEN TOWELS MADE FROM RECYCLED PAPER. DECIDED NOT TO BUY A PARTICULAR PRODUCT BECAUSE IT HAD TOO MUCH PACKAGING. BOUGHT ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOOD. USED LOW ENERGY LIGHT BULBS IN THE HOME. USED BOTTLED WATER BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT THE WATER QUALITY\TASTE OF TAP WATER WAS POOR. Response 1
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Cut down the amount of electricity/gas y 475
2 Cut down on use of water 245
3 Deliberately used public transport\walke 153
4 Cut down on the use of a car for short j 111
5 Done things to encourage wildlife in you 265
6 Bought toilet rolls\kitchen towels made 249
7 Decided not to buy a particular product 24
8 Bought organically produced food 99
9 Used low energy light bulbs in the home 277
10 Used bottled water because you thought t 178
11 Other - PLEASE MAKE A NOTE 96
12 None 359
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 2
Sysmiss 190
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE CODE ALL THAT APPLY. Please ensure that environmental reasons are stressed and not economic reasons.
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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