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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableWORRY1
LabelMost important environmental problem
Question text Could you look at this list of environmental problems and tell me which, if any, you think is the most important to you?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Pollution in rivers 347
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 200
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 188
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 139
5 Ozone layer depletion 112
6 Tropical forest destruction 67
7 Climate change 263
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 98
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 66
10 Traffic congestion 262
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 87
12 Acid rain 11
13 Waste sent to landfill 93
14 Illegal dumping of waste 333
15 Noise 60
16 Other 44
17 None of these 151
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2014-2015
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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