Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableGMFDSAFE
LabelSAFETY OF GM FOODS
Question text Recently there has been a lot of debate about genetically modified foods, for example, crops or fruit where scientists have put in a gene to make them resistant to disease. Some people are worried about eating food that has been genetically modified, while others feel that it is quite safe. How safe do you think genetically modified foods are to eat?
Responses
1 DEFINITELY SAFE 13
2 PROBABLY SAFE 173
3 PROBABLY NOT SAFE 89
4 DEFINITELY NOT SAFE 29
8 DONT KNOW 145
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Life and Times Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 1
UniverseNorthern Irish young people;National;All young people aged 12-17 living in the household of an adult interviewed for the 1999 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Some survey questions are repeated annually