Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableWKWKHRD
LabelR works as hard as has2?[if working]Q391
Question text Which of these statements best describes your feelings about your job? In my job: I only work as hard as I have to; I work hard but not so that it interferes with the rest of my life; I make a point of doing the best I can even if it sometimes does interfere with the rest of my life?
Responses
1 wrk hard have to 36
2 I work hard, but not so that it interfer 158
3 I make a point of doing the best I can, 188
8 Don't know 0
9 Not answered 0
-1 Skp,not working 404
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD B7
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.