NGOs in Britain: A Handbook
Appendixes: various other historical statistics
Environmental concerns, 1986-2001
Political Saliency of Environmental Protection (1945-2005)
What to do you see as the most important issue facing Britain today? (IPSOS-Mori Polls) (3 graphs)
UK Sales of organic products and land under organic crop production 1993/5-2009 (2 graphs)
Occurrence of the word "Environment" in various newspapers
Environmental concerns, 1986-2001
Environmental concerns1
|
England and Wales |
Percentages |
||||
|
1986 |
1989 |
1993 |
1996/7 |
2001 |
|
|
Disposal of hazardous waste3 |
.. |
.. |
63 |
60 |
66 |
|
Effects of livestock methods (inc. BSE)4 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
33 |
59 |
|
Pollution in rivers and seas5 |
54 |
64 |
63 |
65 |
55 |
|
Pollution in bathing waters and on beaches6 |
37 |
59 |
56 |
61 |
52 |
|
Traffic exhaust fumes and urban smog |
23 |
33 |
40 |
48 |
52 |
|
Loss of plants and animals in the UK |
38 |
45 |
43 |
45 |
50 |
|
Ozone layer depletion |
.. |
56 |
41 |
46 |
49 |
|
Tropical forest destruction |
.. |
44 |
45 |
44 |
48 |
|
Climate change/global warming |
.. |
44 |
35 |
35 |
46 |
|
Loss of trees and hedgerows |
17 |
34 |
36 |
40 |
46 |
|
Losing Green Belt Land |
26 |
27 |
35 |
38 |
44 |
|
Fumes and smoke from factories |
26 |
34 |
35 |
41 |
43 |
|
Traffic congestion |
.. |
.. |
35 |
42 |
43 |
|
Use of pesticides, fertilisers and chemical sprays |
39 |
46 |
36 |
46 |
43 |
|
Using up the UK's natural resources |
.. |
.. |
27 |
23 |
38 |
|
Acid Rain |
35 |
40 |
31 |
31 |
34 |
|
Household waste disposal |
.. |
.. |
22 |
22 |
33 |
|
Decay of inner cities |
27 |
22 |
26 |
23 |
31 |
|
Growing genetically modified crops |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
29 |
|
Noise |
10 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
22 |
1 Respondents who replied personally very worried about each issue
2 For 2001, England only.
3 Toxic Waste: disposal and import 1993 and 1996/97.
4 1996/97 did not specify BSE.
5 Rivers only 2001.
6 In 1986, 1989 and 1996/7 the wording of this category was sewage on
beaches/bathing water.
Source: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Data downloaded from the Social Trends dataset available on the
National
Statistics website. The same data is presented in Social Trends, 32,
2002, p. 180. (available online
here).
Source: Ian Budge et al, Mapping Policy Preferences: Estimates for Parties,
Electors ,and Governments 1945-1998, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001;
Hans-Dieter Klingermann et al, Mapping Policy Preferences II : Estimates for
Parties, Electors, and Governments in Central and Eastern Europe, European Union
and OECD 1990-2003, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006
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What to do you see as the most important issue facing Britain today? (IPSOS-Mori Polls)
Source: IPSOS-Mori Issues Index (see 'The Most Important Issues Facing Britain Today').
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Source: IPSOS-Mori Issues Index (see 'The Most Important Issues Facing Britain Today').
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Source: IPSOS-Mori Issues Index (see 'The Most Important Issues Facing Britain Today').
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UK Sales of organic products and land under organic crop production 1993/5-2009
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