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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableMAININC
LabelMain source of h'hold income lastyr?Q691
Question text Which of these is the main source of income for you (and your husband/wife/partner) at present? Earnings from employment (own or spouse/partner's); Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s); State retirement or widow's pension(s); Unemployment benefit; Income support; Family Credit; Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension or benefit(s); other state benefit(s); Interest from savings or investments; Student grant; Dependent on parents/other relatives; Other main source.
Responses
1 Earnings from employment (own or spouse 431
2 Occupational pension(s) - from previous 26
3 State retirement or widow s pension(s) 148
4 Unemployment benefit 12
5 Income Suppport 90
6 Family Credit 3
7 Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension 42
8 Other state benefit (WRITE IN) 0
9 Interest from savings or investments 7
10 Student grant 6
11 Dependent on parents/other relatives 8
12 Other main source (WRITE IN) 8
98 Don't know 1
99 Not answered 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD X7
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.
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