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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2017-2018

Variable Details

VariableWORRY1
LabelMost important environmental problem
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Pollution in rivers 297
2 Pollution in bathing waters and beaches 177
3 Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog 182
4 Loss of plants and animals in NI 100
5 Ozone layer depletion 68
6 Tropical forest destruction 21
7 Climate change 257
8 Loss of trees and hedgerows in NI 67
9 Fumes and smoke from factories 28
10 Traffic congestion 205
11 Use of pesticides, fertilisers etc 69
12 Acid rain 1
13 Waste sent to landfill 90
14 Illegal dumping of waste 243
15 Noise 37
16 Fracking 37
17 Litter 180
18 Other 21
19 None of these 98
-3 Refused 3
-1 Dont Know 23
Sysmiss 2158
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2017-2018
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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