Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableWKWKMAIN
LabelWhich is R's main reason[if working]Q379
Question text And which one of these would you say is your main reason for working?
Responses
-2 Skp,one reason 102
1 Working is the normal thing to do 16
2 Need money for basic essentials such as 154
3 To earn money to buy extras 28
4 To earn money of my own 18
5 For the company of other people 5
6 I enjoy working 37
7 To follow my career 15
8 For a change from my children or housewo 3
97 OTHER ANSWER 3
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 1
-1 Skp,not working 404
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD B6 AGAIN
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.