Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableBADEU
LabelS5Q6b Bad thing
Question text In what ways do you think it is a bad thing (Northern Ireland's particiaption in EU)?
Responses
1 BETTER WITH OUR OWN IDENTITY 1
2 LOSE OUR RIGHTS 2
3 EVERY COUNTRY SHOULD STICK TO THEIR OWN 1
4 NI WONT GAIN AS MUCH AS SOUTH - LOSE MORE THAN IT GAINS 2
5 FARMERS- RULES/AGRICULTURAL POLICY 4
6 BECAUSE WE CAN AFFORD TO LOOK AFTER OUR OWN PEOPLE - £ GIVEN 1
7 CONNECTION TO UK - IT IS AN INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY 1
9 MISSING 4
10 HAS BENEFITTED NOTHING 5
11 BETTER TO HAVE OUR OWN LAWS 6
12 FISHING AND FARMING 3
13 STANDARD OF LIVING WILL GO UP BUT INCOME WILL GO DOWN 2
14 THEY WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING 1
15 THEY ARENT INTERESTED IN US 1
16 DRAWN INTO OTHER ISSUES AND DOMINATED BY RED TAPE 2
17 GIVE TOO MANY RULES THAT ARENT APPROPRIATE TO US 10
18 TAKE AWAY OUR AUTHORITY 1
19 FRANCE/GERMANY/ITALY - NOT PROVED THEMSELVES 1
20 PUTS UP THE COST OF LIVING 2
21 BRITISH GOVT. PAYS TOO MUCH TO OTHER COUNTRIES 1
22 CURRENCY/EURO - CAUSE OF CONFUSION 3
23 COVER UP OVER BSC, OTHER COUNTRIES COVERED UP 1
24 LOOSING SOVERIENTY 1
25 TOOK JOBS AWAY 2
26 GOODS IMPORTED AT LOWER PRICES 1
27 FUNDING IS NOT FAIRLY DISTRIBUTED 2
28 TOO MANY POLICIES IMPOSED 1
29 YOU GET ENTANGLED AND LOSE YOUR CULTURE 1
30 GENERAL OPINIONS 1
31 WE ARE NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM - THIS IS NI, NOT SPAIN OR FR 2
32 ITS GOING TO BE A BIG PROBLEM 1
33 HOT FULLY ENGAGED IN EUROPE 1
34 THEY ARE TRYING TO SWALLOW US UP INTO A SUPERSTATE OR SOMETH 1
35 IN CHARGE OF OUR OWN THINGS 1
36 LOSE IDENTITY 1
37 WIDE SPREAD INFORMATION 0
38 DONT BELIEVE IT - GET A BAD DEAL 1
39 THE FEAR OF LOSING YOUR OWN CULTURE 1
40 THEY HAVE TOO MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS 1
41 WE DONT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT AND THEY MAKE RULES THAT DONT A 1
42 NI TOO SMALL TO HAVE ANY EFFECT - IT HAS LITTLE TO CONTRIBUT 1
43 SHOULD NEVER HAVE JOINED, THEIR POLICIES ARE NOT BENEFICIAL 1
44 TOO BIG AND UNWELDY 1
45 NO FREE MARKET - YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH BUREAUCRATS 1
46 THERE IS A DANGER OF BEING WORSE OFF IN THE UNION 1
47 I BELIEVE WE SHOULD NOT HAVE JOINED - WE ARE LOSING OUR INDE 1
48 WE ARE NOT BEING TREATED WELL IN EUROPE 1
49 IT TAKES AWAY THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN THEIR OWN COUN 1
-1 SKIP FROM NIINEU 1717
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