Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Variable Details

VariableHSAREA3
LabelBeing able to choose GP? Q226c
Question text From what you know or have heard , please tick a box for each of the items below to show whether you think the national Health Service in your area is, on the whole, satisfactory or in need of improvement. Being able to choose which GP to see.
Responses
1 Need lot improvement 49
2 Need som improvement 126
3 Satisfactory 322
4 Very good 102
8 Don't know 0
9 Not Answered 13
-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.