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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2010-2011

Variable Details

Variableaction08
LabelWhich of the following actions regularly taken for environmental reasons, in the last 12 months?
Question text Could you tell me which of the following actions you have regularly taken for environmental reasons, in the last 12 months? Response 8
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Cut down the amount of electricity/gas you (or your househol 7
2 Cut down on use of water 4
3 Deliberately used public transport\walked\cycled 3
4 Cut down on the use of a car for short journeys 1
5 Done things to encourage wildlife in your garden 5
6 Bought toilet rolls\kitchen towels made from recycled paper 3
7 Decided not to buy a particular product because it had too m 6
8 Bought organically produced food 21
9 Used low energy light bulbs in the home 26
10 Avoided food waste 52
11 Reduced the junk mail you receive 25
12 Avoided buying products you throw away 58
13 Ensured clothes/furniture that you no longer want is reused 89
14 Reused plastic bags 117
15 Other 1
16 None 0
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 2302
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2010-2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 10 (ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION) PLEASE CODE ALL THAT APPLY<p> Value 1 should read: Cut down the amount of electricity/gas you (or your household) uses Value 7 should read: Decided not to buy a particular product because it had too much packaging
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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