NI Life and Times Survey

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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	%
	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