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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariableNIRELAND
LabelLong-term policy for NI should be? Q288
Question text Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it to remain part of the United Kingdom or, to unify with the rest of Ireland?
Responses
1 remain part UK 492
2 to unify 815
3 Independent state 18
4 Split up in two 0
5 Up to Irish to decide 64
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 46
8 Don't know 226
9 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsEDIT ONLY: NORTHERN IRELAND SHOULD BE AN INDEPENDENT STATE. EDIT ONLY: NORTHERN IRELAND SHOULD BE SPLIT UP INTO TWO. EDIT ONLY: IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE IRISH TO DECIDE. Other answer (WRITE IN)
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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