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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariableFATALIST
LabelPEOPLE UNABLE CHANGE LIVES
Question text How much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements? There is little that people can do to change the course of their lives.
Responses
1 STRONGLY AGREE 31
2 AGREE 122
3 NEITHER 139
4 DISAGREE 325
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 87
8 CAN'T CHOOSE 25
9 MISSING 16
-1 Skip - Version B 726
Sysmiss 329
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsPlease circle the appropriate number on each line
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2000.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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