Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableGOODEU
LabelS5Q6a Good thing
Question text In what way is it a good thing (Northern Ireland's particiaption in EU)?
Responses
1 SHARING 1
2 CHANGES/SMALL FARMERS/UNIVERSAL CURRENCY 1
3 EUROPE IS TAKING OVER 1
4 FINANCIALLY- GRANTS/SUBSIDIES/FUNDING 208
5 KEEP UP WITH THINGS 17
6 GOT TO GET INVOLVED/DONT WANT LEFT BEHIND/NEED HELP 53
7 ECONOMIC BENEFITS 55
9 MISSING 36
10 MOVE FORWARD - NOT BE ISOLATED 15
11 FARMERS/TRADE/EXPORT 3
12 WIDEWAY OF THINKING/BIGGER PICTURE/BROADENS OPINIONS 41
13 IF THE SOUTH OF IRELAND AND ENGLAND ARE IN IT, WHY NOT 3
14 FARMING/AGRICULTURE 14
15 HELPS PROFILE OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1
16 AGRICULTURE/FISHING/TRADE/INTEREST 1
17 BUSINESS/TRADE 34
18 FOOD AND CLOTHES WILL BE CHEAPER 1
19 HELPFUL - GUIDANCE & ASSISTANCE IF WERE GOING TO WORK IN EU/ 11
20 TRAVEL FREELY/ GO ANYWHERE IN EU 9
21 BECAUSE WE ARE IN UNION WITH GREAT BRITAIN 3
22 COUNTRIES OF THE EU WORKING TOGETHER 43
23 IMPROVE LEGISLATION HERE/NI. MORE COMPETITIVE CULTURALLY 1
24 ROADS/INFRASTRUCTURE 9
25 JOBS/FUNDING 10
26 HARMONIZATION OF THE COUNTRIES/LABOUR 2
27 IT WOULD KEEP OUR SITUATION IN OUR MINDS 1
28 CIVIL RIGHTS/HUMAN RIGHTS 5
29 BRINGS THE IDEAS OF WHAT NI. PEOPLE WANT 1
30 IT IS THE FUTURE 2
31 MORE SCOPE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 2
32 ECONOMY AND TOURISM 1
33 LEARNING AND LANGUAGE 1
34 EUROPEAN/UNITED EUROPE 13
35 CULTURE 6
36 PARTICIPATING OUTSIDE INTEREST 1
37 TAKING AWAY POWER FROM LOCAL GOVT/TRADITIONAL VIEWS 1
38 EURO 12
39 GIVES INDIVIDUALITY 1
40 ONLY WAY FOR PEACE 3
41 GENERALLY GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN IRELAND 4
42 THEY WOULD HAVE A PRESIDENT OF EUROPE 1
43 MORE FREEDOM FOR PEOPLE 2
44 WIDER FAMILY ASPECT TO THINK ABOUT 11
45 BETTER THAN NOT BEING 1
46 FINANCIALLY/POLITICALLY/ BROADEN PEOPLES VIEWS 1
47 GREATER VARIETY IN THE FOODS 1
48 OPENS UP A BIGGER MARKET FOR US 6
49 MAKES US EQUAL WITH THE REST OF EUROPE 1
50 BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS- CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANTS 1
51 PROBABLY A GOOD THING, BUT SOMETIMES I WONDER HOW 1
52 MAKES GOOD INVESTMENT 5
53 I SUPPOSE IT IS GOOD BECAUSE OF THE WAY THINGS ARE MOVING IN 1
54 IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF FINANCE/SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY AND TOURI 1
55 NEED TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN THERE IS MORE TO IRELAND AND UK T 1
56 BETTER TO HAVE EUROPEAN GOVT.LOOKING AFTER THINGS RATHER TH 1
57 REGULATIONS SAY BRITIAN HAS THE WORST RECORD OF IDEAS 1
58 BRITAIN IS IN IT 1
59 JUST THINK IT IS 1
60 STRENGTHEN UNIFICATION 2
61 STANDARDIZATION 2
62 GIVES US FURTHER IDENTITY THAN BEING IRISH/BRITISH 1
63 EU HAS A BETTER MATERNITY SYSTEM/MEDICAL HEALTH IS SUPERIOR 1
64 ENSURES A N.IRISH PRESENCE IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN AFFAIRS- FOR 1
65 BECAUSE N.I. IS TOO SMALL 1
66 FINANCE/MORE OPEN MARKET 3
67 IT CREATES MORE JOBS 11
68 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY/FINANCIAL STABILITY/SPREADS HEALTH COST 1
69 TOURISM/GRANTS 1
70 ITS A GOOD THING FOR UNIONISTS ANYWAY 1
71 TO HAVE THEIR SAY 3
72 IMPORTANT FOR INDUSTRY 2
73 BETTER OPPORTUNITIES ALL ROUND 6
74 FOOD AND HYGIENE REGULATIONS 1
75 BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE ON HAND 1
76 BENEFITTED FINANCIALLY/AGRICULTURALLY/TOURISM 1
77 WE NEED SOMEONE THERE TO REPRESENT NI. 2
78 EVENTUALLY WE WILL BE THERE 1
79 TRADE/TRAVEL 2
80 INFLUENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT 1
81 OVERCOME LITTLE ULSTERISM 1
82 COMMON MARKET/TRADE/PUBLIC TRANSPORT/HOLIDAYS - EUROS 1
83 WE GET BENEFITS 8
84 BETTER IN IT 2
85 ECONOMY /ROADS/FARMERS IN THE SOUTH 1
86 EVERYBODY SHOULD MIX 1
87 BECAUSE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE IN IT 1
88 NICE IF THEY ARE ABLE TO DISCUSS ISSUES 1
89 TRADE/JOBS 2
90 WHEN THE BEEF SCARE WAS ON WE COULD SHOW THAT OUR BEEF WAS O 2
91 ITS A LOT BIGGER WORLD OUTSIDE 1
92 COMMERCIALLY IT IS A POSITIVE THING 1
93 HELPS PEOPLE OF NI. TO BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER 1
94 GETTING A COMMON APPROACH TO MOST THINGS 1
95 BENEFIT ECONOMICALLY/FINANCIALLY 1
96 WORKING CONDITIONS AND WAGES 1
97 ANOTHER DOOR TO HELP 1
98 MAKES US LESS SELF-CENTRED 1
99 WE NEED TO USE THE SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENTLY 1
100 CHILDRENS RIGHTS/ EMPLOYERS TO ADHERE TO EU LEGISLATION 1
101 IT MEANS OTHERS ARE WATCHING WHAT WE DO 1
102 AGRICULTURE/EURO 1
103 IT GIVE NI A VOICE IN EUROPE 2
104 THEY WOULD LOSE OUT 1
105 NEED TO INFLUENCE 1
106 RECOGNITION OF THE STATE 1
107 JUST THINK IT IS A GOOD THING 1
108 ANOTHER INFLUENCE IN THE COUNTRY OTHER THAN WESTMINSTER 1
109 GIVES US A VOICE IN EUROPE/WELL PLACED BUSINESS LINKS 1
110 BETTER CHANCE FOR SOCIETY 1
111 BROADLY A GOOD THING 1
112 SOCIAL EQUALITY/INCREASE AWARENESS OF NON-REGIONAL ISSUES 1
113 STOP THE FIGHTING 1
114 SUPPORT/BEING PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER 1
115 STRONGER REGION 1
116 CHEAPER CIGS/DRINK 1
117 PROGRESS 1
118 WE GET GOOD PRODUCE 2
119 NI IS TOO SMALL ON ITS OWN 1
120 I DONT REALLY KNOW, BUT I THINK IT IS 1
121 NI IS WELL RESPECTED IN THE EU 1
122 IT IS A OPEN MARKET AT THE MOMENT AND THE PRICES ARE TOO INF 1
123 FINANCIALLY/CULTURALLY 1
124 CULTURAL EXCHANGE/BUSINESS 1
125 TOURISM 1
126 TRADE/NO BORDERS/ALL ONE CURRENCY 1
127 BRINGING STATES TOGETHER/CUTTING DOWN ON NATIONALISM GENERAL 1
128 MORE BENEFITS FROM LAW ETC. 1
129 REDUCES BORDER TENSION 1
130 COMMON CURRENCY/HEALTH POLICIES 1
131 TRAVEL/EDUCATION 1
132 AMOUNT OF HAND OUTS FAR EXCEEDS WHAT WE PUT IN 1
133 BUSINESS/EXPORT/TOURISM 1
134 FUNDING/INDUSTRY/TRANSPORT/BUILDING/TRADE/FREE MOVEMENT 1
135 BECAUSE OF ALL THE REASONS THE GOVT. GIVE 1
136 HELPING TO ERASE DIVISIONS 1
137 IT DOES AWAY WITH CLASS DISTINCTIONS 1
138 CHEAPER PRESCRIPTIONS AND BETTER MEDICINE 1
139 NOT INTERVENING WITH THE TROUBLES 1
-1 SKIP FROM NIINEU 1019
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2002
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2002.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study