Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: attitudes to climate change and environmental issues, September 2026

Summary

Social insights on daily life and events, including public attitudes towards climate change and the environment, from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

Publications

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: attitudes to climate change and environmental issues, September 2026

  Insights on public attitudes to climate change and the environment, including experiences of water use restrictions, from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

Data

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: water restrictions and use

  Experiences of water use and water restrictions for people in Great Britain; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: household finances by personal characteristics

  People's experiences of changes in their cost of living and household finances in Great Britain by personal characteristics; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: winter pressures

  People's experiences of winter pressures in Great Britain; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: household finances

  People's experiences of changes in their cost of living and household finances in Great Britain; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: water restrictions and use, by personal characteristics

  Experiences of water use and restrictions for people in Great Britain, by personal characteristics, from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: personal experiences of shortages of goods, by personal characteristics

  Experiences of shortages of food and other items when shopping in Great Britain, by personal characteristics, from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: winter pressures by personal characteristics

  People's experiences of winter pressures in Great Britain by personal characteristics; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: personal well-being and loneliness

  Personal well-being, loneliness and what people in Great Britain felt were important issues; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: personal well-being and loneliness by personal characteristics

  Personal well-being, loneliness and what people in Great Britain felt were important issues by personal characteristics; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: personal experiences of shortages of goods

  People’s experiences of shortages of food and other items when shopping in Great Britain; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).  

• Public attitudes towards the environment and climate change, by personal characteristics, Great Britain

  People in Great Britain’s attitudes towards the environment and climate change; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN). Uses longer data collection periods to allow estimates by various personal characteristics.

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: working arrangements by personal characteristics

  Working arrangements of people in Great Britain by personal characteristics; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Opinions and Lifestyle Survey: sample sizes, response rates and user requested data

  Survey information including sample sizes, response rates and user requested data for the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: household income and subjective poverty

  Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) related to household income changes and subjective poverty.

• Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: working arrangements

  Working arrangements of people in Great Britain; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

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