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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableIDENT1
LabelIDENTITY - ONE
Question text Some people say that whether they feel British or Irish is not as important as other things about them, other people say that their national identity is the key to who they are. If you had to pick just one thing from this list to describe yourself - something that is very important to you when you think of yourself, what would it be?
Responses
1 WORKING CLASS 292
2 BRITISH 108
3 ELDERLY 67
4 A WOMAN 286
5 NOT A RELIGIOUS PERSON 30
6 IRISH 92
7 A WIFE 48
8 A CATHOLIC 31
9 A COUNTRYMAN / COUNTRYWOMAN 44
10 CHINESE 3
11 A PROTESTANT 62
12 A MOTHER 276
13 MIDDLE CLASS 28
14 A FATHER 124
15 A MAN 124
16 A RELIGIOUS PERSON 47
17 AN ULSTERMAN / ULSTERWOMAN 28
18 A HUSBAND 17
19 YOUNG 26
20 A WHITE PERSON 4
21 NORTHERN IRISH 24
22 A CITY PERSON 6
23 ASIAN 2
24 OTHER 21
98 DONT KNOW 10
-2 SKIP FROM IDENT2 0
-1 SKIP FROM IDENT1 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1998
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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