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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableGENCLEVE
LabelGenes or upbringing - a persons intelligence
Question text Some things about a person are caused by their genes, which they inherit from their parents. Others may be to do with the way they are brought up, or the way they live. Some may happen just by chance. Using this card, please say what you think decides... a person's intelligence
Responses
1 All to do with genes 171
2 Mostly to do with genes 273
3 Mostly to do with upbringing/lifestyle 158
4 All to do with upbringing/lifestyle 71
5 Equal mixture of genes and upbringing/lifestyle 305
6 Just chance 66
8 Dont know 31
-1 VER B SECTION SKIP 1125
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1999-2000.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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