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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableNIPTYID1
LabelPolitical party identf'n inc mainld?Q478
Question text IF 'Yes' AT [NIClsPty]: Which one? IF 'No/DK' AT [NIClsPty]: If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
Responses
1 Conservative 37
2 Labour 38
3 Liberal Democrat 5
8 other Party 7
9 other answer 14
10 None 140
20 Alliance (Northern Ireland) 58
21 DUP/Democratic Unionist Party 61
22 UUP/Ulster Unionist Party 163
23 Other Unionist party 17
24 Sinn Fein 19
25 SDLP 170
26 Workers Party 2
27 Campaign for Equal Citizenship 1
95 Green Party 7
98 Don't know 24
99 Not answered 23
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY
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.
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