Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableCITIZN2
LabelTIME SCHOOLS TACKLED DIFFICULT ISSUES
Question text There has been a lot of talk recently about teaching 'Citizenship' in secondary and grammar schools in Northern Ireland. This could include classroom discussions on things like politics and human rights in Northern Ireland. Some people are against the idea of teaching this in schools while others are very much in favour. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? It's about time schools started to openly tackle such difficult issues
Responses
1 STRONGLY AGREE 47
2 AGREE 186
3 NEITHER 102
4 DISAGREE 57
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 10
8 DONT KNOW 47
9 MISSING 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Life and Times Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
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