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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2015-2016

Variable Details

VariableWORRY3
LabelThird most important environmental problem
Question text ...and which is the third most important problem?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Pollution in rivers 154
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 142
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 128
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 131
5 Ozone layer depletion 59
6 Tropical forest destruction 51
7 Climate change 167
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 142
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 76
10 Traffic congestion 185
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 103
12 Acid rain 16
13 Waste sent to landfill 139
14 Illegal dumping of waste 337
15 Noise 50
16 Fracking 72
17 Litter 240
18 Other 21
19 None of these 49
-3 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 233
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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