Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableHHINCOME
LabelHow much household income last year?Q694
Question text Which of the letters on this card represents the total income of your household from all sources before tax? Please just tell me the letter.
Responses
3 Q ls thn 3999 69
5 T 4000- 5999 117
7 O 6000- 7999 74
8 K 8000- 9999 41
9 L 10000- 11999 55
10 B 12000- 14999 53
11 Z 15000- 17999 45
12 M 18000- 19999 33
13 F 20000- 22999 39
14 J 23000- 25999 39
15 D 26000- 28999 22
16 H 29000- 31999 17
17 C 32000- 34999 25
18 G 35000- 37999 12
19 P 38000- 40999 11
20 N 41000 or more 32
98 Don't know 65
99 Not answered 37
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer Instructions"SHOW CARD X8. NOTE: INCLUDES INCOME FROM BENEFITS, SAVINGS. ETC."
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.