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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1993

Variable Listing for Module: Countryside_and_Environment

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CTRYSAME: Is the countryside much the same as 20 years ago?

CTRYBETR: Has the countryside changed for the better or worse?

CTRYCONC: Are you concerned about things that may happen to the countryside?

SETASID1: Should farmers be paid to change to organic farming?

SETASID2: Should farmers be paid to to 'set aside' spare land and not use it?

SETASID3: Should farmers be paid to to 'set aside' spare land for woodland to encourage wildlife?

SETASID4: Should farmers be paid to to 'set aside' spare land for forestry and timber?

SETASID5: Should planning laws be relaxed so that that spare farmland can be used for housing?

SETASID6: Should planning laws be relaxed so that that spare farmland can be used for golf courses and leisure activities?

SETASID7: Should planning laws be relaxed so that that spare farmland can be used for industry?

FACTWSTE: What should happen if waste from a factory leaks into a river?

POLLPAYS: Who should pay the costs of preventing pollution?

SCIEBELF: Do we believe too often in science, and not enough in feelings and faith?

SCIEHARM: Does modern science do more harm than good?

CHANGBAD: Is any change humans cause in nature likely to make things worse?

SCIESOLV: Will modern science solve environmental problems with little change to our way of life?

FUTENVIR: Do we worry too much about the future of the environment and not enough about prices and jobs?

HARMEVIR: Does almost everything we do in modern life harm the environment?

ANIMRGHT: Should animals have the same moral rights that human beings do?

NATRESP: Should human beings respect nature because it was created by God?

HARVIRW: Do people worry too much about human progress harming the environment?

NATALONE: Would nature be at peace and in harmony if human beings would leave it alone?

ENVIRECG: Does the UK need economic growth in order to protect the environment?

MEDTEST2: Is it right to use animals for medical testing if it might save human lives?

NATSTRUG: Is nature really a fierce struggle for survival of the fittest?

GROWHARM: Does economic growth always harm the environment?

PRENVIR: How willing are you to pay much higher prices in order to protect the environment?

TAXENVIR: How willing would you be to pay much higher taxes in order to protect the environment?

CUTENVIR: How willing would you be to accept cuts in your standard of living in order to protect the environment?

ENVIRDIF: Is it too difficult for someone like you to do much about the environment?

ENVIRRGT: Do you do what is right for the environment, even when it costs more money or takes more time?

RADIOACT: Is all radioactivity is made by humans?

ANTIBIOT: Can antibiotics kill bacteria but not viruses?

STARSIGN: Has astrology - the study of star signs - some scientific truth?

ORIGMAN: Did human beings develop from earlier species of animals?

CHEMEAT: Can all man-made chemicals cause cancer if you eat enough of them?

RADIODIE: If someone is exposed to any amount of radioactivity, are they certain to die?

RADIONUC: Will some radioactive waste from nuclear power stations be dangerous for thousands of years?

GRHSEFF: Is the greenhouse effect caused by a hole in the earth's atmosphere?

GRHSEFF1: Do we contribute to the greenhouse effect every time we use coal or oil or gas?

CHEMCANC: Do all pesticides and chemicals used on food crops cause cancer in humans?

SPECDIE: Are human beings the main cause of plant and animal species dying out?

CARSPOLL: Are cars an important cause of air pollution in the UK?

CARSPOL1: Is air pollution caused by cars dangerous for the environment?

CARSPOL2: Is air pollution caused by cars dangerous for you and your family?

CARSPOL3: In the next 10 years, how likely is a large increase in ill-health due to air pollution by cars?

NUCPOW1: Are nuclear power station dangerous for the environment?

NUCPOW2: Are nuclear power station dangerous for you and your family?

INDPOL1: Is air pollution caused by industry dangerous for the environment?

INDPOL2: Is air pollution caused by industry dangerous for you and your family?

PESTCHE1: Are pesticides and chemicals used in farming dangerous for the environment?

PESTCHE2: Are pesticides and chemicals used in farming dangerous for you and your family?

WATRPOL1: Is pollution of Northern Ireland's rivers, lakes and streams dangerous for the environment?

WATRPOL2: Is pollution of Northern Ireland's rivers, lakes and streams dangerous for you and your family?

GRHSEFF2: Is a rise in the world's temperature caused by the 'greenhouse effect' dangerous for the environment?

GRHSEFF3: Is a rise in the world's temperature caused by the 'greenhouse effect' dangerous for you and your family?

PROTENVP: Should government let people decide for themselves how to protect the environment?

PROTENVB: Should government let businesses decide for themselves how to protect the environment?

RECYCLE: How often do you sort glass, tins, plastic or newspapers for recycling?

ORGANVEG: How often do you buy organic fruit vegetables?

NOMEAT: How often do you refuse to eat meat for moral or environmental reasons?

LESSDRIV: How often do you cut back on driving a car for environmental reasons?

MEMBENV: Are you a member of a group whose main aim is to preserve or protect the environment?

RARPLANT: Iss too much money spent trying to protect rare plants and animals?

COSMTEST: Is it acceptable to use animals for testing and improving cosmetics.

MEDITEST: Is it acceptable to use animals for testing medicines if it could save human lives?

FOXHUNT: Should fox hunting be banned by law?

CARTAX1: Should car users pay higher taxes for the sake of the environment?

SCIENENV: Do you trust scientists to make right deicisions about the environment?

BUSENV: Do you trust business and industry to make right deicisions about the environment?

ENVENV: Do you trust environmental groups to make right deicisions about the environment?

GOVTENV: Do you trust the government to make right deicisions about the environment?

PEOPENV: Do you trust ordinary people to make right deicisions about the environment?

CTHREAT1: What do you think is the greatest threat to the countryside?

CTHREAT2: Which is the next greatest threat to the countryside?

PPLENVIR: Should ordinary people do more to protect the environment?

TOWNTRAN: Should the government improve roads or public transport in towns and cities?

CTRYTRAN: Should the government improve roads or public transport in country areas?

PETITENV: In the last five years have you signed a petition about an environmental issue?

MONEYENV: In the last five years have you given money to an environmental group?

DEMOENV: In the last five years have you taken part in a protest or demonstration about an environmental issue?

CTRYJOBS: Should the countryside be protected from development?

INDENVIR: Should industry do more to protect the environment?

CARALLOW: Should people be allowed to use their cars as much as they like?

DAMAGE: Should industry be prevented from causing damage to the countryside, even if it means higher prices?

GOVENVIR: Should the government do more to protect the environment, even if it leads to higher taxes?



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