Datapoint Channel Islands English/As what / than what in comparative clauses

Variety: Channel Islands English
Feature: As what / than what in comparative clauses
Value: B - feature is neither pervasive nor extremely rare
Informants: Anna Rosen

Examples

Example 478:
It's harder than what I thought it was.
Example 479:
I think there's probably as many cars as what there are people on the island.