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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Variable Details
| Variable | WHNTVOT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Why did R not vote? [non-voter]Q701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Which of the reasons on this card comes closest to explaining why you did not manage to vote in the last general election in 1992? I was not eligible or not registered to vote; I wanted to vote but was not able to get to the polling station; I didn't understand enough about politics; I was not interested enough in the election; I wanted to vote but forgot to; I never vote for reasons of conscience; I couldn't decide who to vote for; There was no one I wanted to vote for; Other reason. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | SHOW CARD X9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated 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. |
