Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableLEGALRES
LabelLegal responsibility for household? Q426
Question text IF 'OWNS: Owns outright' AT [Tenure1]: Are the deeds for the (house/flat) in your name or are they in someone else's? IF IN RESPONDENT'S NAME: Are they in your name only or jointly with someone else? IF 'OWNS: Buying on a mortgage' AT [Tenure1]: Is the mortgage in your name or is it in someone else's? IF IN RESPONDENT'S NAME: Is it in your name only or jointly with someone else? IF 'RENTS' AT [Ttenure1]: Is the rent book in your name or is it in someone else's? IF IN RESPONDENT'S NAME: Is it in your name only or jointly with someone else? IF 'Rent free/Squatting/Other/DK/Refusal' AT [Ttenure1]: Are you legally responsible for the accommodation or is someone else? IF LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE: Is that on your own or jointly with someone else?
Responses
1 R solely responsible 313
2 Jointly with someone else 329
3 No responsibility 143
8 Don't know 1
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
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.