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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Variable Details
| Variable | WGTOPWLD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Wld average weight operation 1st? Q230a | ||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Now suppose there are two men with a heart condition. One man is of average weight and eats healthily, whilst the other is very overweight and eats unhealthily. Again both would benefit from an operation. Who do you think would get the operation first... the man whose weight is average and eats healthily, the man who is very overweight and eats unhealthily, or, would their weights 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. |
