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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2009-2010

Variable Details

Variableworry1
LabelCould you look at this list of environmental problems and tell me which you think is the most important to you?"
Question text Could you look at this list of environmental problems and tell me which you think is the most important to you?
Responses
1 Pollution in rivers 410
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 208
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 279
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 135
5 Ozone layer depletion 193
6 Tropical forest destruction 90
7 Climate change 435
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 104
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 73
10 Traffic congestion 271
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 88
12 Acid rain 11
13 Waste disposal 309
14 Noise 53
15 None of these 84
16 Other 14
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
-1 Dont Know 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2009-2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 6 (ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS).
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of 4,500 addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services AgencyGÇÖs (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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