Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableRELIGION
LabelReligion of respondent? dv Q553
Question text Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion? IF YES: Which?
Responses
1 No religion 99
2 Christian - no denomination 27
3 Roman Catholic 280
4 C.ofIreland/Anglican 142
5 Baptist 8
6 Methodist 28
7 Presbyterian/Church of Scotland 158
8 Other Christian 2
9 Hindu 2
10 Jewish 0
11 Islam/Muslim 0
12 Sikh 0
13 Buddhist 0
14 Other non-Christian 0
21 Free Presbyterian 5
22 Brethren 5
23 United Reform Church (URC)/Congregationa 4
27 Other Protestant 18
98 Don't know 2
99 Not answered 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY - DO NOT PROMPT
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.