Variable: Protecting environment vs economic growth (%)
QoG Code: (wvs_epmip)
Description:
Percent of replies mentioning "Protecting the environment should be given priority" to the question: "Here are two statements people sometimes make when discussing the environment and economic growth. Which of them comes closer to your own point of view?
A. Protecting the environment should be given priority, even if it causes slower economic growth and some loss of jobs
B. Economic growth and creating jobs should be the top priority, even if the environment suffers to some extent".
A higher score means that more people prioritize the environment over economic growth and jobs. A lower score means that more people prioritize economic growth and jobs over the environment.
Type of variable: Continuous
Last updated by source: 2022-12-14
Categories:
Environment
Find this variable in:
Environmental Indicators - 2021
Original Dataset
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- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Cyprus (1975-)
- Czech Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia (1993-)
- Finland
- France (1963-)
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Korea, South
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Malaysia (1966-)
- Mali
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan (1971-)
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe