Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableNUMADULT
LabelNumber persons 18yr+ in household? Q104
Question text Including yourself, how many adults are there in your household, that is, people aged 18 or over whose main residence this is and who are catered for by the same person as yourself or share living accommodation with you?
Responses
1 One person 239
2 Two persons 399
3 Three persons 95
4 Four persons 35
5 Five persons 14
6 Six persons 1
7 Seven persons 2
8 Eight persons 1
98 Don't know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer Instructions"INTERVIEWER: YOU ARE GOING TO ASK ABOUT ALL THE ADULTS AGED 18 OR OVER IN THE HOUSEHOLD. STARTING WITH THE HOH, LIST ALL ADULTS IN DESCENDING ORDER OF AGE. ENTER NUMBER OF PERSONS AGED 18 OR OVER."
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Northern Ireland.;Northern Irish adults;National;Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Northern Ireland. Addresses were sampled from the rating list provided by the Valuation and Land Agency. The areas in which the survey was undertaken include: Belfast (Belfast District Council area); most of the remaining district council areas east of the river Bann, excluding Moyle, Newry and Mourne; and the remaining council areas in west Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sampling frame is the rating list. Geographical stratification (into three areas) followed by simple (ie unclustered) random sample of address, and random selection of one adult at each address.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The study was undertaken every year from 1989 to 1996, except in 1992 when BSA core funding was devoted to the <i>British Election Study</i> series.