Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableGVSPEND5
LabelMilitary+defence gov.spending Q210e
Question text Listed below are various areas of government spending. Please show whether you would like to see more or less government spending in each area. Remember that if you say 'much more', it might require a tax increase to pay for it. The military and defence.
Responses
1 Spend much more 19
2 Spend more 57
3 Same as now 248
4 Spend less 150
5 Spend much less 86
8 Can't choose 12
9 Not answered 40
-1 No self-completn 174
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
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.