Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableSSEG2
LabelSpouse:R.G.socio-economic group 1990Q672
Responses
-3 Job details missing 8
-2 Skpd,never had job 26
-1 Skpd,not mar/liv as 328
1 employers (large establishments) 2
2 managers (large establishments) 18
3 employers (small establishments) 26
4 managers (small establishments) 11
5 professional (self-employed) 5
6 professional (employee) 7
7 inter.non-manual ancillary 51
8 inter.non-manual foremen 20
9 junior non-manual 53
10 personal services 12
11 manual foremen/supervisors 38
12 skilled manual 56
13 semi-skilled manual 38
14 unskilled manual 30
15 own account non-professional 31
16 farmers (emp+managers) 10
17 farmers (own account) 13
18 agricultual workers 2
19 armed forces 0
20 NA, inadequate description 1
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.