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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Variable Details
| Variable | SMOKOPWD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Wld non-smoker get operation 1st? Q228a | ||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Suppose two men with a heart condition go on a hospital waiting list at the same time. Both would benefit from an operation. One man does not smoke and the other smokes heavily. Who do you think would get the operation first... the non-smoker, the heavy smoker, or would their smoking habits make no difference? | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |
