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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableworry1
LabelFirst most important environmental problem
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 372
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 223
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 392
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 110
5 Ozone layer depletion 328
6 Tropical forest destruction 54
7 Climate change 164
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 98
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 94
10 Traffic congestion 245
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 105
12 Acid rain 5
13 Household waste disposal 331
14 Noise 46
15 None of these 167
16 Other 15
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 17
Sysmiss 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 10 (ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS).
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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