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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariablePREF1998
LabelS3Q6 Which party voted for in NI Assembly 1998 election
Question text May I just check, thinking back to the election to the Northern Ireland Assembly - that is the one held in 1998 - do you remember which party you voted for as your first preference, or perhaps you didn't vote in that election? IF YES: Which party was that?
Responses
0 Did not vote/ Not eligible/ Too young to vote 386
1 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 349
2 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 323
3 DUP/ Democratic Unionist Party 171
4 Alliance Party 57
5 Sinn Fein 125
6 Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) 8
7 Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) 9
8 Womens Coalition 17
11 Other party 8
12 Refused to disclose voting 140
98 (Don't know) 207
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsIf 'can't remember', code 'don't know'
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2001.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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