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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996

Module: Countryside
Variable: CTHTNEW1


Question:
Which, if any, of the things on this card do you think is the greatest threat to the countryside? If you think none of them is a threat, please say so.


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 %
Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 26
New housing and urban sprawl 18
Superstores and out-of-town shopping centres 3
Building new roads and motorways 4
Industrial development like factories, quarries and power stations 9
Land and air pollution, or discharges into rivers and lakes 34
Changes to traditional ways of farming and of using farmland 3
Changes to the ordinary natural appearance of the countryside, including plants and wildlife 2
The number of tourists and visitors in the countryside 1
Other answer 1
None of these 1
Don't know 0


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 26 25
New housing and urban sprawl 15 20
Superstores and out-of-town shopping centres 3 3
Building new roads and motorways 2 5
Industrial development like factories, quarries and power stations 7 10
Land and air pollution, or discharges into rivers and lakes 39 30
Changes to traditional ways of farming and of using farmland 4 2
Changes to the ordinary natural appearance of the countryside, including plants and wildlife 2 3
The number of tourists and visitors in the countryside 1 0
Other answer 0 1
None of these 2 1
Don't know 0 0


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 15 19 18 26 42 37
New housing and urban sprawl 28 21 19 15 14 10
Superstores and out-of-town shopping centres 7 3 2 2 4 4
Building new roads and motorways 4 5 4 2 4 2
Industrial development like factories, quarries and power stations 2 13 10 12 2 5
Land and air pollution, or discharges into rivers and lakes 41 30 38 37 30 29
Changes to traditional ways of farming and of using farmland 0 2 5 1 1 5
Changes to the ordinary natural appearance of the countryside, including plants and wildlife 0 3 3 2 3 3
The number of tourists and visitors in the countryside 0 2 0 0 0 1
Other answer 1 0 0 1 0 2
None of these 0 1 1 1 1 4
Don't know 1 0 0 0 0 0


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 26 25 28
New housing and urban sprawl 16 19 18
Superstores and out-of-town shopping centres 4 3 1
Building new roads and motorways 4 2 7
Industrial development like factories, quarries and power stations 10 6 11
Land and air pollution, or discharges into rivers and lakes 34 37 26
Changes to traditional ways of farming and of using farmland 3 2 3
Changes to the ordinary natural appearance of the countryside, including plants and wildlife 2 3 3
The number of tourists and visitors in the countryside 0 1 1
Other answer 1 1 0
None of these 1 1 3
Don't know 0 0 1


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