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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2015-2016

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 389
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 195
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 174
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 99
5 Ozone layer depletion 87
6 Tropical forest destruction 40
7 Climate change 271
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 84
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 55
10 Traffic congestion 188
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 55
12 Acid rain 8
13 Waste sent to landfill 81
14 Illegal dumping of waste 271
15 Noise 55
16 Fracking 48
17 Litter 184
18 Other 24
19 None of these 187
-3 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2015-2016
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS)
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected annually
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