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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableGETABB1
LabelCar use - double cost of petrol over next 10 years
Question text I am going to read out some of the things that might get people to cut down on the number of car journeys they take. For each one, please tell me what effect, if any, this might have on how much you yourself use the car to get about. Gradually doubling the cost of petrol over the next ten years
Responses
1 Might use car even more 6
2 Might use car a little less 280
3 Might use car quite a bit less 179
4 Might give up using car 52
5 It would make no difference 584
8 Dont know 24
-1 VER A SECTION SKIP 1075
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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