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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2016 -2017

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 386
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 207
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 202
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 106
5 Ozone layer depletion 93
6 Tropical forest destruction 39
7 Climate change 290
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 100
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 43
10 Traffic congestion 211
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 68
12 Acid rain 5
13 Waste sent to landfill 77
14 Illegal dumping of waste 220
15 Noise 51
16 Fracking 46
17 Litter 187
18 Other 38
19 None of these 157
-3 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2016 -2017
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS)
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected annually
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