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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1990

Year: 1990

Module: Environment
Variable: CTHREAT2


Question:
And which do you think is the next greatest threat (to the countryside)?


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
Motorways and road building8
Industrial pollution20
Removal by farmers of traditional landscape, such as hedgerows 8
Tourism and visitors2
Litter17
Urban growth and housing development10
Use of chemicals and pesticides in farming31
None of these2
Don't know2
Not answered1


Results for men and women
%
  MaleFemale
Motorways and road building 7 9
Industrial pollution 20 20
Removal by farmers of traditional landscape, such as hedgerows 9 6
Tourism and visitors 1 2
Litter 17 18
Urban growth and housing development 10 11
Use of chemicals and pesticides in farming 32 29
None of these 2 2
Don't know 2 3
Not answered 1 0


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Motorways and road building 9 9 12 5 4 8
Industrial pollution 22 20 19 19 21 21
Removal by farmers of traditional landscape, such as hedgerows 7 10 10 5 7 7
Tourism and visitors 1 3 3 0 2 0
Litter 10 14 16 24 21 19
Urban growth and housing development 12 16 7 10 7 8
Use of chemicals and pesticides in farming 36 24 32 35 31 29
None of these 1 2 1 2 4 3
Don't know 2 2 1 1 3 6
Not answered 2 1 0 0 0 1


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  CatholicProtestantNo religion
Motorways and road building 7 9 5
Industrial pollution 20 19 27
Removal by farmers of traditional landscape, such as hedgerows 6 8 12
Tourism and visitors 3 1 2
Litter 17 19 11
Urban growth and housing development 9 11 10
Use of chemicals and pesticides in farming 34 28 31
None of these 2 2 2
Don't know 3 3 1
Not answered 1 0 0


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