Survey of Public Attitudes to the Environment, 1989

UKDA study number:2685

Principal Investigator

Department of the Environment

Data Collector

NOP Market Research Limited

Sponsor

Department of the Environment

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

March 1990

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Department of the Environment, Survey of Public Attitudes to the Environment, 1989 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], March 1990. SN: 2685.

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2685 . Survey of Public Attitudes to the Environment, 1989

Depositor:

Department of the Environment

Principal Investigator:

Department of the Environment

Data Collector:

NOP Market Research Limited

Sponsor:

Department of the Environment

Project Number:

NOP ; 4996

Abstract:

The aim of this survey was to assess: the level of public concern about environmental matters relative to other issues; the importance people attached to different environmental problems and their view of where responsibility for solving them lay; the public's willingness to pay for environmental improvements; changes in attitudes between 1986 and 1989.

Main Topics:

Environmental problems: level of concern; local problems; most important local, national and global problems; scope for improvement; allocation of responsibility. Public willingness to pay for environmental improvements. Public concern about environment/pollution relative to other issues. Personal action to improve the environment. Other topics include: acid rain, green belt, modern methods of farming, trade-off between environmental protection and economic growth.
Measures of public concern about the environment and pollution relative to other issues replicate those used in ORC surveys; those about trade-off between environmental protection and economic growth replicate those of the Euro-barometer series.

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: May 1989 - June 1989
Country: England and Wales
Spatial Units: Standard Regions
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Persons aged 18 and over in England and Wales during 1989

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
seven waves - 1986, 1989, 1993, 1996-97, 2001, 2007 and 2009. Users should note that the UKDA only holds data from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th surveys
Sampling Procedures: One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
constituencies stratified by region, urban/rural mix and social class. 81 constituencies were selected with probability proportional to size.
Number of Units: 1600 (target) 1567 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: No weighting used

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

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Date of First Release:

12 March 1990

Copyright:

Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland

File last updated:

25 January 2010