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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variableworry2
LabelWhich is the second most important environmental problem?
Question text ...and which is the second most important problem?
Responses
1 Pollution in rivers 191
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 206
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 261
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 177
5 Ozone layer depletion 191
6 Tropical forest destruction 121
7 Climate change 297
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 169
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 113
10 Traffic congestion 248
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 126
12 Acid rain 18
13 Waste disposal 241
14 Noise 23
15 None of these 16
16 Other 4
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 74
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 9 (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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