Opinions on restricting air travel in England

The share of residents from England who disagree that people should be able to travel by plane as much as the like even if this harms the environment has been decreasing. In 2019, 38 percent of respondents disagreed with the statement, compared with 24 percent who agreed.

Do you agree that people should be able to travel by plane as much as they like, even if this harms the environment?

Characteristic	Agree strongly	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Disagree strongly
2019	4%	20%	36%	28%	10%
2017	5%	14%	31%	34%	8%
2016	5%	15%	35%	30%	8%
2015	3%	16%	29%	36%	7%
2014	6%	15%	33%	31%	7%
2013	4%	17%	32%	32%	7%
2012	3%	17%	31%	35%	6%
2011	3%	14%	31%	35%	9%
2010	3%	15%	33%	37%	7%
2009	3%	18%	31%	35%	8%
2008	4%	14%	26%	41%	9%
2007	4%	15%	28%	35%	11%
2006	3%	16%	28%	38%	9%
2005	3%	13%	35%	35%	10%

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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

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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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