EQLS 2007 Survey Results

Q54_2 In the immediate neighbourhood of your home, do you have reason to complain about air pollution?

Gender

Q54_2 In the immediate neighbourhood of your home, do you have reason to complain about air pollution?
		Yes	No	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Male	31.9	67.2	0.9	472
	Female	24.8	74	1.2	571
	Both	28.2	70.8	1.1	1043
BE (Belgium)	Male	51.3	48	0.7	468
	Female	53.6	46.4	0.0	542
	Both	52.5	47.2	0.3	1010
BG (Bulgaria)	Male	66.3	32.3	1.4	442
	Female	67.1	31.7	1.2	588
	Both	66.7	32	1.3	1030
CY (Cyprus)	Male	41.7	57.7	0.6	433
	Female	34.5	64	1.5	570
	Both	38	61	1	1003
CZ (Czech Republic)	Male	50.2	49.3	0.5	465
	Female	52.4	46.8	0.7	762
	Both	51.3	48	0.6	1227
DE (Germany)	Male	27.8	71.9	0.3	917
	Female	26.2	73	0.8	1091
	Both	27	72.4	0.6	2008
DK (Denmark)	Male	20.7	79	0.3	449
	Female	25	74.7	0.3	555
	Both	22.9	76.8	0.3	1004
EE (Estonia)	Male	41.1	58.6	0.2	405
	Female	45	54.9	0.1	618
	Both	43.3	56.6	0.2	1023
GR (Greece)	Male	59.6	40.4	0.0	436
	Female	57	43	0.0	564
	Both	58.3	41.7	0.0	1000
ES (Spain)	Male	44.5	54.8	0.7	499
	Female	52.2	47	0.8	516
	Both	48.5	50.8	0.7	1015
FI (Finland)	Male	23	76.5	0.5	464
	Female	22	78	0.0	538
	Both	22.5	77.3	0.2	1002
FR (France)	Male	46.5	53.1	0.4	634
	Female	47.1	52.5	0.5	903
	Both	46.8	52.8	0.4	1537
HR (Croatia)	Male	29.5	70.5	0.0	388
	Female	33.2	66.8	0.1	612
	Both	31.4	68.5	0	1000
HU (Hungary)	Male	62.2	37.5	0.3	387
	Female	61.8	37.6	0.5	613
	Both	62	37.6	0.4	1000
IE (Ireland)	Male	22.2	77.2	0.5	401
	Female	25.2	72.6	2.2	599
	Both	23.7	74.9	1.4	1000
IT (Italy)	Male	74.3	24.9	0.8	537
	Female	72.6	26.5	0.8	979
	Both	73.4	25.8	0.8	1516
LT (Lithuania)	Male	55.5	43.5	1	378
	Female	58.4	40.4	1.3	626
	Both	57.1	41.8	1.1	1004
LU (Luxembourg)	Male	47.4	51.8	0.8	427
	Female	50	49.4	0.6	577
	Both	48.7	50.6	0.7	1004
LV (Latvia)	Male	47.5	52.5	0.0	383
	Female	51	48.7	0.3	619
	Both	49.4	50.4	0.2	1002
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Male	57.1	41.6	1.4	482
	Female	58.3	40.9	0.8	526
	Both	57.7	41.3	1.1	1008
MT (Malta)	Male	53.9	45.7	0.4	501
	Female	60.9	38.3	0.8	499
	Both	57.5	42	0.6	1000
NL (Netherlands)	Male	26.7	72.5	0.9	481
	Female	28.9	70.4	0.7	530
	Both	27.8	71.4	0.8	1011
NO (Norway)	Male	16.2	82.4	1.4	467
	Female	22.8	75.6	1.5	533
	Both	19.6	79	1.4	1000
PL (Poland)	Male	63.5	35.9	0.6	608
	Female	61.9	37.5	0.6	892
	Both	62.7	36.8	0.6	1500
PT (Portugal)	Male	56.2	42.8	1	477
	Female	56.6	43.4	0.0	523
	Both	56.4	43.1	0.5	1000
RO (Romania)	Male	41.7	57.8	0.6	473
	Female	42.6	56.5	0.9	527
	Both	42.2	57.1	0.7	1000
SE (Sweden)	Male	21	78	0.9	495
	Female	28.9	70.2	0.9	522
	Both	25	74.1	0.9	1017
SI (Slovenia)	Male	35.6	64.4	0.0	428
	Female	38.5	61.1	0.4	607
	Both	37.1	62.7	0.2	1035
SK (Slovakia)	Male	51.1	48.8	0.1	439
	Female	50.2	49.8	0	689
	Both	50.6	49.3	0.1	1128
TR (Turkey)	Male	38.3	60.7	1	878
	Female	49.9	49.1	1	1122
	Both	44.1	54.9	1	2000
UK (United Kingdom)	Male	23.3	75.7	1	648
	Female	23.8	75.1	1.1	859
	Both	23.6	75.4	1	1507
CC3	Male	38.3	60.8	0.9	1748
	Female	48.9	50.2	0.9	2260
	Both	43.6	55.5	0.9	4008
EU 15	Male	41	58.4	0.6	7805
	Female	41.8	57.5	0.7	9869
	Both	41.4	57.9	0.7	17674
NMS12	Male	55.4	44.1	0.6	5342
	Female	55.5	43.8	0.7	7610
	Both	55.4	43.9	0.6	12952
EU 27	Male	44	55.4	0.6	13147
	Female	44.7	54.5	0.7	17479
	Both	44.4	54.9	0.7	30626

Age

Q54_2 In the immediate neighbourhood of your home, do you have reason to complain about air pollution?
		Yes	No	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	18-34	33.4	65.6	1	309
	35-49	24.4	74.3	1.3	350
	50-64	28.1	71.3	0.7	230
	65+	26.6	72.1	1.2	154
BE (Belgium)	18-34	58	42	0.0	210
	35-49	53.7	46.3	0.0	317
	50-64	51.5	47.8	0.7	262
	65+	45.1	54.2	0.8	221
BG (Bulgaria)	18-34	69.8	27.4	2.8	235
	35-49	71.8	27.3	0.8	236
	50-64	62.8	36.5	0.8	305
	65+	60.9	38.7	0.3	254
CY (Cyprus)	18-34	34	64.4	1.6	205
	35-49	45.9	53.7	0.4	223
	50-64	40.6	59.4	0.0	322
	65+	28.7	69	2.2	253
CZ (Czech Republic)	18-34	53	46.2	0.8	298
	35-49	52.5	46.4	1.1	332
	50-64	48.9	51.1	0.0	399
	65+	49.9	49.7	0.4	198
DE (Germany)	18-34	30.9	68.3	0.9	431
	35-49	28.4	71.1	0.5	595
	50-64	24.4	75.3	0.3	453
	65+	23.7	75.7	0.6	529
DK (Denmark)	18-34	30.3	69.5	0.2	183
	35-49	24.8	74.5	0.7	257
	50-64	21.2	78.8	0.0	289
	65+	12.4	87.3	0.3	275
EE (Estonia)	18-34	48.6	51	0.3	235
	35-49	41.1	58.9	0.0	202
	50-64	46.7	53.3	0.0	253
	65+	34.3	65.4	0.2	333
GR (Greece)	18-34	63.4	36.6	0.0	289
	35-49	60.7	39.3	0.0	260
	50-64	57.8	42.2	0.0	187
	65+	47.7	52.3	0.0	264
ES (Spain)	18-34	54.6	45	0.4	286
	35-49	50.6	49	0.4	275
	50-64	49.5	49.9	0.7	194
	65+	35.2	63	1.9	260
FI (Finland)	18-34	25.2	74.8	0.0	183
	35-49	19.4	80	0.7	232
	50-64	24.1	75.7	0.2	324
	65+	20.9	79.1	0.0	263
FR (France)	18-34	43.5	56.2	0.4	353
	35-49	50.9	49	0.1	416
	50-64	51	49	0.0	401
	65+	41.3	57.3	1.3	367
HR (Croatia)	18-34	31.3	68.7	0.0	245
	35-49	26.9	73.1	0.0	229
	50-64	34.1	65.9	0.0	266
	65+	35	64.8	0.2	260
HU (Hungary)	18-34	66.8	33.2	0.0	241
	35-49	67.8	32.2	0.0	234
	50-64	55	44.8	0.2	264
	65+	54.4	43.6	2	261
IE (Ireland)	18-34	28.8	69.3	1.9	288
	35-49	21.6	77.7	0.7	305
	50-64	22.7	76.2	1.1	239
	65+	16.5	81.8	1.7	168
IT (Italy)	18-34	76.5	23	0.5	388
	35-49	75.9	24	0.2	600
	50-64	73.2	26.3	0.5	347
	65+	66.9	30.8	2.3	181
LT (Lithuania)	18-34	63	35	2	228
	35-49	54.2	45.3	0.4	238
	50-64	56.9	42.1	1	228
	65+	51.6	47.3	1.1	310
LU (Luxembourg)	18-34	53	46.6	0.4	176
	35-49	41.1	58.1	0.8	339
	50-64	53.1	46.3	0.5	266
	65+	50.1	48.7	1.2	223
LV (Latvia)	18-34	60.7	39.3	0.0	326
	35-49	42.3	57.7	0.0	297
	50-64	49.6	50.4	0.0	187
	65+	41.5	57.7	0.7	192
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	18-34	55.2	43.3	1.5	290
	35-49	56.3	42.3	1.3	297
	50-64	61.7	38.3	0.0	246
	65+	60.1	38.7	1.2	175
MT (Malta)	18-34	48.7	50.5	0.8	258
	35-49	58.5	41.2	0.3	243
	50-64	65.3	34.7	0.0	300
	65+	60.3	38.1	1.6	199
NL (Netherlands)	18-34	32.9	66.3	0.8	138
	35-49	28.9	70.6	0.5	345
	50-64	23.8	75.6	0.7	321
	65+	23.5	75.1	1.4	207
NO (Norway)	18-34	18.6	79.6	1.8	202
	35-49	22.3	76.9	0.9	295
	50-64	17.2	80.6	2.2	276
	65+	19.9	79.3	0.8	227
PL (Poland)	18-34	64.4	34.7	0.9	392
	35-49	56.6	42.9	0.6	383
	50-64	67.8	32.1	0.1	421
	65+	61.2	38.2	0.6	304
PT (Portugal)	18-34	56.6	42.5	0.9	280
	35-49	58.6	40.8	0.6	270
	50-64	56.4	43.6	0.0	247
	65+	53.4	46.6	0.0	203
RO (Romania)	18-34	43.2	56.3	0.6	254
	35-49	49.5	49.9	0.6	276
	50-64	39.4	60.6	0.0	273
	65+	33.3	64.6	2.1	197
SE (Sweden)	18-34	20.9	79.1	0.0	152
	35-49	25.8	73.5	0.7	288
	50-64	23.4	75.1	1.4	334
	65+	31.1	67.3	1.6	243
SI (Slovenia)	18-34	35	65	0.0	277
	35-49	39	60.6	0.4	203
	50-64	37.8	62	0.1	275
	65+	36.8	63	0.2	280
SK (Slovakia)	18-34	48.2	51.8	0.0	258
	35-49	54.8	45.2	0.0	294
	50-64	53.7	45.9	0.4	361
	65+	43.9	56.1	0.0	215
TR (Turkey)	18-34	49.8	48.9	1.3	919
	35-49	43.7	55.5	0.8	588
	50-64	36	63.5	0.5	317
	65+	28.9	70.1	1	176
UK (United Kingdom)	18-34	31.1	67.3	1.6	330
	35-49	24.2	75.5	0.4	376
	50-64	23	75.7	1.3	358
	65+	12.7	86.4	0.9	443
CC3	18-34	49.1	49.7	1.3	1454
	35-49	42.9	56.4	0.7	1114
	50-64	36.9	62.7	0.4	829
	65+	31.3	67.8	0.9	611
EU 15	18-34	45.4	53.9	0.7	3996
	35-49	42.6	57.1	0.4	5225
	50-64	41	58.5	0.5	4452
	65+	35.1	63.7	1.2	4001
NMS12	18-34	57.3	41.9	0.8	3207
	35-49	55.7	43.7	0.5	3161
	50-64	56.1	43.7	0.2	3588
	65+	50.6	48.4	1	2996
EU 27	18-34	48.3	51	0.7	7203
	35-49	45.2	54.4	0.4	8386
	50-64	44.3	55.3	0.4	8040
	65+	37.9	60.9	1.2	6997

Income

Q54_2 In the immediate neighbourhood of your home, do you have reason to complain about air pollution?
		Yes	No	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Lowest	29.9	68.9	1.2	144
	Low	26.1	73.3	0.6	142
	High	23.5	74.7	1.8	139
	Highest	35.2	64.8	0.0	147
BE (Belgium)	Lowest	57.6	41.5	0.9	185
	Low	53	46	1	183
	High	48.9	51.1	0.0	183
	Highest	50	50	0.0	184
BG (Bulgaria)	Lowest	56.1	43.1	0.7	185
	Low	58.7	41.1	0.2	186
	High	61.4	38.3	0.4	189
	Highest	72	25.6	2.3	186
CY (Cyprus)	Lowest	36.9	61.4	1.7	185
	Low	36.8	62.8	0.4	190
	High	33.2	66.8	0.0	214
	Highest	43.4	56.6	0.0	179
CZ (Czech Republic)	Lowest	51.3	48.5	0.2	200
	Low	44.9	54.4	0.7	194
	High	54	46	0.0	191
	Highest	54.1	45.9	0.0	202
DE (Germany)	Lowest	35.2	64.3	0.5	358
	Low	27.5	71.8	0.6	344
	High	26.6	73.4	0.0	375
	Highest	23.7	75.9	0.4	360
DK (Denmark)	Lowest	20.9	78.9	0.2	210
	Low	24.7	75.3	0.0	195
	High	22.4	76.7	0.9	206
	Highest	27.2	72.8	0.0	200
EE (Estonia)	Lowest	47.2	52.8	0.0	212
	Low	36.4	63.3	0.3	209
	High	45	55	0.0	210
	Highest	46.3	53.2	0.4	210
GR (Greece)	Lowest	41.9	58.1	0.0	185
	Low	59.9	40.1	0.0	176
	High	67.1	32.9	0.0	184
	Highest	75.1	24.9	0.0	181
ES (Spain)	Lowest	57.2	40.7	2.1	126
	Low	43.3	55.3	1.4	125
	High	47.9	52.1	0.0	128
	Highest	47.4	51.5	1.1	127
FI (Finland)	Lowest	20.2	78.9	0.9	201
	Low	23.6	76.4	0.0	200
	High	19.9	80.1	0.0	185
	Highest	27.2	72.5	0.3	216
FR (France)	Lowest	43.5	55.5	1	293
	Low	47	52.7	0.3	293
	High	51.9	48.1	0.0	294
	Highest	54.6	45.4	0.0	293
HR (Croatia)	Lowest	28.9	71.1	0.0	214
	Low	35.3	64.7	0.0	212
	High	32.5	67.5	0.0	214
	Highest	31.2	68.8	0.0	213
HU (Hungary)	Lowest	51.1	47.6	1.3	172
	Low	56.7	42.2	1.1	201
	High	66.3	33.7	0.0	186
	Highest	72.3	27.7	0.0	183
IE (Ireland)	Lowest	26.4	72.3	1.3	118
	Low	22.4	76.6	1	119
	High	26.8	72.1	1.1	121
	Highest	21.3	75.9	2.8	117
IT (Italy)	Lowest	73.9	25.8	0.3	125
	Low	76.7	20.8	2.5	123
	High	78	22	0.0	130
	Highest	71.6	28.4	0.0	120
LT (Lithuania)	Lowest	43.2	54.9	1.9	218
	Low	50.4	48.3	1.4	217
	High	60.7	39.1	0.2	219
	Highest	61	37.7	1.3	218
LU (Luxembourg)	Lowest	48.7	49.8	1.5	142
	Low	47.9	52.1	0.0	141
	High	50.6	48.7	0.7	140
	Highest	50.1	49.9	0.0	144
LV (Latvia)	Lowest	50.3	49.7	0.0	179
	Low	46.1	53.9	0.0	182
	High	46.9	53.1	0.0	176
	Highest	58.8	40.3	0.9	180
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Lowest	53.8	43.5	2.7	219
	Low	60.9	39.1	0.0	221
	High	60.1	39.3	0.6	221
	Highest	62.5	36.1	1.4	218
MT (Malta)	Lowest	61.7	38.3	0.0	153
	Low	59.6	40.4	0.0	152
	High	55.2	44.8	0.0	153
	Highest	56	43.5	0.5	154
NL (Netherlands)	Lowest	31.1	65.8	3.1	201
	Low	26.4	73.3	0.3	201
	High	22.8	76.3	0.8	204
	Highest	28.6	71.4	0.0	199
NO (Norway)	Lowest	17.7	82.3	0.0	214
	Low	18.7	80	1.3	220
	High	24.6	73.6	1.7	225
	Highest	22.5	75.9	1.5	213
PL (Poland)	Lowest	54.8	44.5	0.7	263
	Low	58	41.7	0.3	276
	High	64.7	34.1	1.1	259
	Highest	66.3	33.7	0.0	267
PT (Portugal)	Lowest	53.2	46.8	0.0	106
	Low	62	38	0.0	104
	High	69.5	30.5	0.0	104
	Highest	54.5	45.5	0.0	105
RO (Romania)	Lowest	34.7	63.6	1.7	194
	Low	32.5	67.1	0.4	194
	High	43.3	56.7	0.0	190
	Highest	48.5	51.5	0.0	198
SE (Sweden)	Lowest	23	75.3	1.8	236
	Low	24.9	74.5	0.6	235
	High	23	76	1	244
	Highest	28.7	71.3	0.0	227
SI (Slovenia)	Lowest	38.3	61.4	0.2	187
	Low	32.1	67.7	0.2	169
	High	38.6	61.4	0.0	175
	Highest	41.6	58.4	0.0	182
SK (Slovakia)	Lowest	48.2	51.8	0.0	192
	Low	53.1	46.7	0.1	193
	High	50.3	49.7	0.0	191
	Highest	45.7	54.3	0.0	194
TR (Turkey)	Lowest	44.1	53.8	2.1	403
	Low	42.6	57	0.4	400
	High	37.5	62.3	0.2	413
	Highest	45.6	54.2	0.1	391
UK (United Kingdom)	Lowest	24.5	74.2	1.2	205
	Low	21.5	78.5	0.0	203
	High	29	71	0.0	202
	Highest	30.2	69.8	0.0	209
CC3	Lowest	43.5	54.5	2	836
	Low	42.7	56.9	0.4	833
	High	37.9	62	0.2	848
	Highest	44.9	54.9	0.2	822
EU 15	Lowest	41.2	57.7	1	2835
	Low	38.4	60.9	0.7	2784
	High	40.3	59.6	0.1	2839
	Highest	39.6	60.2	0.2	2829
NMS12	Lowest	48.3	50.7	0.9	2340
	Low	49.4	50.1	0.5	2363
	High	56.4	43.2	0.4	2353
	Highest	59.7	40.1	0.2	2353
EU 27	Lowest	43	56	1	5175
	Low	41	58.4	0.6	5147
	High	44.1	55.7	0.2	5192
	Highest	44.8	55	0.2	5182

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