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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2009-2010

Variable Details

Variableaction01
LabelWhich of the following actions have regularly taken for environmental reasons? 01
Question text Could you tell me which of the following actions you have regularly taken for environmental reasons, in the last 12 months? Response 1
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Cut down the amount of electricity/gas y 872
2 Cut down on use of water 232
3 Deliberately used public transport\walke 139
4 Cut down on the use of a car for short j 114
5 Done things to encourage wildlife in you 201
6 Bought toilet rolls\kitchen towels made 160
7 Decided not to buy a particular product 31
8 Bought organically produced food 53
9 Used low energy light bulbs in the home 440
10 Avoided food waste 74
11 Reduced the junk mail you receive 20
12 Avoided buying products you throw away 19
13 Ensured clothes/furniture that you no lo 66
14 Reused plastic bags 167
15 Other - please make a note' 4
16 None 172
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2009-2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 7 (ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION). PLEASE CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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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