Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableCITIZN7
LabelTEACHING CITIZENSHIP HELP COMM. ACTIVITY
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? Teaching about human rights and politics at school will help young people become active members of their own communities
Responses
1 STRONGLY AGREE 37
2 AGREE 191
3 NEITHER 105
4 DISAGREE 56
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 8
8 DONT KNOW 52
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