Opinion on exhaust fumes as a problem in England 2019

The share of respondents from England who see traffic exhaust fumes as a very serious problem initially declined between 2005 and 2013, falling to just 12 percent. In the following years, this share increased again, reaching 21 percent in 2019. This compared to an additional 40 percent who said exhaust fumes were a serious issue that same year.

Perceptions of traffic exhaust fumes as problematic in towns and cities in England from 2005 to 2019

Characteristic	A very serious problem	A serious problem	Not a very serious problem	Not a problem at all
2019	21%	40%	31%	8%
2017	25%	39%	26%	10%
2016	18%	37%	32%	13%
2015	19%	42%	29%	10%
2014	14%	37%	35%	14%
2013	12%	35%	34%	17%
2012	13%	32%	37%	17%
2011	13%	33%	36%	17%
2010	13%	37%	35%	14%
2009	17%	42%	31%	9%
2008	18%	37%	29%	15%
2007	22%	40%	26%	12%
2006	24%	37%	26%	13%
2005	25%	37%	25%	12%

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Release date

May 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2005 to 2019

Number of respondents

1,377*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

base unweighted

Supplementary notes

* Previous base numbers provided by the source.

Until 2017, questions regarding transportation and climate change were asked as part of the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey and included respondents from the whole of Great Britain. From 2019 onwards, questions were asked as part of the National Travel Attitudes Study (NTAS) for respondents from England. Figures from previous years were adjusted to reflect answers from English respondents.

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