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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Variable Details
| Variable | VOTESYST | ||||||||||||
| Label | Should voting system be changed? Q520 | ||||||||||||
| Question text | Some people say that we should change the voting system to allow smaller political parties to get a fairer share of MPs. Others say we should keep the voting system as it is, to produce more effective government. Which view comes closest to your own... that we should change the voting system or, keep it as it is? | ||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||||||||
| Location | Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | "IF ASKED, REFERS TO 'PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION'" | ||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (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. | ||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated 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. |
