Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableSCOTPARL
LabelHow Scotland should be governed? Q521
Question text An issue in Scotland is the question of an elected Assembly - a special parliament for Scotland dealing with Scottish affairs. Which of these statements comes closest to your view? Scotland should become independent, separate from the UK and the European Union; Scotland should become independent, separate from the UK, but part of the European Union; Scotland should remain part of the UK but with its own elected Assembly that has some taxation and spending powers; There should be no change from the present system.
Responses
1 Separate from UK+EU 54
2 Separate fron UK not EU 95
3 Assembly but UK 358
4 no change 183
97 (OTHER ANSWER) 9
98 Don't know 84
99 Not answered 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F2
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.