Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableSSEG
LabelSpouse/partner R.G.socio-economic gpQ673
Responses
-3 Job details missing 8
-2 Skpd,never had job 26
-1 Skpd,not mar/liv as 328
1 Employer:Large 20
2 Employer:small 37
3 Self emp:prof 5
4 Employee:prof 7
5 Non-manl: interm 71
6 non-manl: junior 53
7 Personal service 12
8 Manual: foreman 38
9 Skilled manual 56
10 Semi-skd manual 38
11 Unskilld manual 30
12 Self emp:not prof 31
13 Farmers:employer 10
14 Farmers:no emps 13
15 Agricult worker 2
16 Armed Forces 0
17 Insuffic info 1
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 0
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.