Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableREARN
LabelHow much R earned last year[working]Q695
Question text Which of the letters on this card represents your own gross or total earnings, before deduction of income tax and national insurance?
Responses
3 Q ls thn 3999 37
5 T 4000- 5999 37
7 O 6000- 7999 44
8 K 8000- 9999 47
9 L 10000- 11999 44
10 B 12000- 14999 37
11 Z 15000- 17999 25
12 M 18000- 19999 18
13 F 20000- 22999 20
14 J 23000- 25999 14
15 D 26000- 28999 4
16 H 29000- 31999 3
17 C 32000- 34999 8
18 G 35000- 37999 4
19 P 38000- 40999 5
20 N 41000 or more 6
98 Don't know 9
99 Not answered 20
-1 Skp,not 10+hr work 404
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD X8 AGAIN
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.