Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableWPUNIONS
LabelUnions at place of work? [if emp]Q359
Question text At your place of work are there unions, staff associations, or groups of unions recognised by the management for negotiating pay and conditions of employment?
Responses
1 Yes : trade union(s) 185
2 Yes : staff association 20
3 No, none 120
8 Don't know 9
9 Not answered 0
-1 Skp,not employee 452
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer Instructions"IF YES, PROBE FOR UNION OR STAFF ASSOCIATION. IF 'BOTH', CODE 1."
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.