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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2013-2014

Variable Details

VariableWORRY2
LabelSecond most important environmental problem
Question text ...and which is the second most important problem?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Pollution in rivers 224
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 191
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 161
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 168
5 Ozone layer depletion 109
6 Tropical forest destruction 107
7 Climate change 216
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 174
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 95
10 Traffic congestion 254
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 121
12 Acid rain 22
13 Waste sent to landfill 165
14 Illegal dumping of waste 405
15 Noise 77
16 Other 11
17 None of these 65
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 7
Sysmiss 165
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2013-2014
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS)
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services Agency’s (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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