Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableDECFUTNI
LabelWho right to decide NI longterm futrQ525
Question text And who do you think should have the right to decide what the long-term future of Northern Ireland should be? Should it be... the people in Northern Ireland on their own, or, the people of Ireland, both north and south or, the people both in Northern Ireland and in Britain?
Responses
1 people in NI 480
2 people of Ireland 160
3 people in NI+GB 93
4 (GB+NI+Eire) 22
7 (OTHER ANSWER) 7
8 Don't know 21
9 Not answered 3
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.