Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableSSMAJGRP
LabelSpouse:R.G.Sub-major groups? [ifmar]Q667
Responses
-3 Job details missing 6
-2 Skp,nvr had job 26
-1 Skpd,not mar/liv as 328
1 Corporate man+admin 21
2 Man+prop.agric+serv 44
3 Science+eng profn 4
4 Health professionals 2
5 Teaching professionals 22
6 Oth professional occup 10
7 Science+engin ass.prof 5
8 Health ass.prof 12
9 Oth Ass professionals 14
10 Clerical occupations 33
11 Secretarial occupations 15
12 Skilled construction trades 18
13 Skilled engineering trades 19
14 Oth.skilled trades 53
15 Protective service 5
16 Personal service 27
17 Buyers,brokers+sales reps 4
18 Oth sales occupations 21
19 Indust plant+mach ops 24
20 Drivers+mobil mach ops 27
21 Oth agric,forestry,fish 2
22 Oth elementary occupations 44
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.