Year: 2004
Module: Countryside
Variable:CTHRT1

Which, if any, of the things on this card do you think is the greatest threat to the countryside?

 

%

Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 36
New housing and urban sprawl 29
Superstores and out-of-town shopping centres 3
Building new roads and motorways 2
Industrial development like factories, quarries and power stations 5
Land and air pollution 8
Discharges into rivers and lakes 8
Changes to traditional ways of farming and of using farmland 2
Changes to the ordinary natural appearance of the countryside, including plants and wildlife 2
The number of tourists and visitors in the countryside 0
The disappearance of farms and farming families 5
Other answer (specify) 0
(None of these) 1

 

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Results for men and women

%

  Male Female
Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 35 36
New housing and urban sprawl 26 30
Superstores and out-of-town shopping centres 4 2
Building new roads and motorways 2 2
Industrial development like factories, quarries and power stations 4 6
Land and air pollution 9 8
Discharges into rivers and lakes 10 7
Changes to traditional ways of farming and of using farmland 2 2
Changes to the ordinary natural appearance of the countryside, including plants and wildlife 2 2
The number of tourists and visitors in the countryside 0 0
The disappearance of farms and farming families 6 4
Other answer (specify) 0 0
(None of these) 1 1

  

 

Results for people of different ages

%

  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 26 28 32 37 38 49
New housing and urban sprawl 41 35 32 24 24 18
Superstores and out-of-town shopping centres 4 3 4 1 2 3
Building new roads and motorways 3 4 3 2 1 1
Industrial development like factories, quarries and power stations 7 7 7 5 2 2
Land and air pollution 8 7 8 7 11 8
Discharges into rivers and lakes 5 9 5 10 11 10
Changes to traditional ways of farming and of using farmland 0 1 2 4 3 2
Changes to the ordinary natural appearance of the countryside, including plants and wildlife 1 2 3 3 2 1
The number of tourists and visitors in the countryside 0 0 0 0 0 0
The disappearance of farms and farming families 3 4 4 8 5 4
Other answer (specify) 0 0 0 0 0 1
(None of these) 2 1 1 0 1 1

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

  Catholic Protestant No religion
Litter and fly-tipping of rubbish 33 37 36
New housing and urban sprawl 30 27 31
Superstores and out-of-town shopping centres 2 3 2
Building new roads and motorways 2 2 2
Industrial development like factories, quarries and power stations 5 5 8
Land and air pollution 9 8 11
Discharges into rivers and lakes 11 7 5
Changes to traditional ways of farming and of using farmland 2 2 0
Changes to the ordinary natural appearance of the countryside, including plants and wildlife 2 2 0
The number of tourists and visitors in the countryside 0 0 0
The disappearance of farms and farming families 4 5 4
Other answer (specify) 0 0 0
(None of these) 1 1 1

 

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