Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableHOWBENEU
LabelS5Q7 Benefited
Question text In what ways do you think Northern Ireland has benefited (being member of EU)?
Responses
1 MORE MONEY FOR FARMERS/AGRICULTURE 37
2 DID SOMETHING ABOUT CULTURE 2
3 MAKE EUROPE ALL THE SAME 1
4 FINANCIALLY-FUNDING/GRANTS/SUBSIDIES 460
5 ECONOMIC BENEFITS 26
6 A LITTLE 1
7 MORE ACCESS TO THE LAWS OF THE UNION 1
9 MISSING 63
10 EXPORTS TO EUROPE 4
11 TRADE WITH EUROPE 14
12 LEGAL SYSTEM AND ECONOMICALLY 1
13 ROADS/AGRICULTURE 1
14 BECAUSE YOU CAN GO AND WORK IN THE EURO ZONE IN THE EUROPEAN 1
15 BECAUSE YOU CAN TRAVEL TO ALL THE EU COUNTRIES NOW 3
16 COMPANIES DONT HAVE ANY RIGHTS NOW - PAY/HOURS 0
17 INVESTMENT FOR BUSINESSES/EMPLOYMENT 4
18 MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS 16
19 ECONOMY/FINANCIAL/TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT 1
20 AGRICULTURE/FUNDS TO IMPROVE BUILDINGS 1
21 HAVING ALLIES 1
22 INVESTMENT IN ALL AREAS 15
23 GREATER EXTERNAL REGULATION OF NI AFFAIRS 1
24 CHILD RIGHTS/THE LAW 1
25 EQUALITY 1
26 AGRICULTURE/FUNDS/NEW REGULATIONS AND LAW 1
27 AGRICULTURAL POLICIES LOST BY BEING PART OF UK 1
28 ROADS/FUNDING FOR BUSINESSES 1
30 AWARENESS 1
31 RURAL DEVELOPMENT 1
32 POUND STRONG 1
33 WORK/JOBS/EMPLOYMENT 13
34 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE POLICE 1
35 AGRICULTURE/CROSS COMMUNITY 1
36 NOT BEING LEFT BEHIND WITH TECHNOLOGY ETC. 1
37 RESOURCE CENTRES 1
38 I SUPPOSE THEY MUST HAVE, BUT HAVENT SEEN ANYTHING- ORDINARY 1
39 JUST HEARD THEY HAD 1
40 WE BENEFIT FROM BELONGING AND MAKING NI A WIDER PLACE 1
41 FARMERS/BUSINESSMEN BENEFITTED BECAUSE OF GRANTS 1
42 IMPROVE ROADS/INFRASTRUCTURE 22
43 INCREASE EXPORT/CREATES INCREASED FUNDS AND EMPLOYMENT 1
44 GRANTS/LEARNING FOR EQUALITY IN THE WORLD 1
45 NOT BEING TREATED LIKE A SECOND CLASS CITIZEN 1
46 HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2
47 DEVELOPMENTS 2
48 STANDARD OF LIVING 2
49 OPENED UP MARKETS AND BROUGHT FRESH IDEAS 2
50 UNIFORMITY OF THE LAWS IS GOOD AND GIVES US A RECALL TO SECO 1
51 EURO - SINGLE UNIT OF CURRENCY 2
52 HIGHER WAGES 1
53 KNOW ABOUT ALL OTHER CULTURES/GREATER AWARENESS 3
54 AGRICULTURE/SOCIAL BENEFITS FOR DEPRIVED AREAS/FUNDING/ROADS 1
55 MORE MONEY NOT COMING FROM WITHIN NI. - BRITS NEVER PUT SO M 1
56 SOME YOUNG PEOPLE SEE THEMSELVES IN EUROPE ALREADY 1
57 CLOSER CONTACT WITH EUROPE - HELP SECURE OTHER ORDERS 2
58 MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EU COURTS 1
59 GOOD EXCHANGES THROUGH COMMERCE/MORE CONNECTION B/T BELFAST 1
60 MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN US 1
61 GOOD FOR TOURISM 2
62 CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND FUNDING 3
63 ECONOMY AND FARMERS 1
64 FINANCE/REGULATIONS 1
65 PEOPLE HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS 1
66 SUBSIDIES/POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE IN EU FOR NI 1
67 ECONOMICALLY AND FUNDING 1
68 PUBLIC SPENDING 1
69 FARMING/PEOPLES STANDARD OF LIVING HAS GOT BETTER 1
70 CRIMINAL LEVELS 1
71 FINANCIALLY/JOBS 9
72 BRINGS MORE CULTURE/INDUSTRY/BUSINESS TO NI. 1
73 FUNDING/POLICY/HUMAN RIGHTS 1
74 ADDED INJECTION OF CASH IN AREAS EG.AGRICULTURE/COMMUNICATIO 1
75 FUNDING/TRADE 1
76 INDUSTRIAL WAYS/AGRICULTURAL 2
77 ECONOMICALLY/EDUCATIONALLY 1
78 FINANCIALLY/SOCIALLY 1
79 REV IAN HAS LEFT US AND HAS GONE TO EUROPE 1
80 FARMING/SMALL BUSINESSES 1
81 NO BORDERS IS A GOOD THING 1
83 OF THEIR EXPERIENCE 0
84 FINAINCIAL AID/AGRICULTURE/TOURISM 2
85 AGRICULTURE/INFRASTRUCTURE 3
86 BECAUSE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 1
87 MORE GRANTS/COURTS OF JUSTICE/HUMAN RIGHTS 1
88 MORE MONEY FOR POLITICIANS TO SPEND ON NONSENSE 1
89 TRADE/BUSINESS/OVERSEAS STUDENTS 1
90 FINANCIALLY/POLITICALLY/CULTURALLY 1
91 MORE FUNDING/BETTER LEGISLATION 1
92 MORE SECURITY FOR N.I. 1
93 HUMAN RIGHTS/LABOUR LAWS GOOD/HEALTH & SAFETY/PUBLIC TRANSPO 1
94 MORE PRODUCTS 1
95 BETTER TO COMBINE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES 1
96 OTHER IDEAS 1
97 FARMING/FUNDING 4
98 ROADS/BORDER STRUGGLE 1
99 BENEFITS ALL WAYS - FARMING/HEALTH TRAVEL 1
100 JOBS/ROADS 1
101 GRANTS/TRAVEL 1
102 WIDENED OUR OUTLOOK ON VARIOUS THINGS 7
103 FUNDING/COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS 1
104 INTEREST SHOWN BY OTHER COUNTRIES IN OUR TROUBLES 1
105 CHILD POVERTY/WOMENS RIGHTS AT WORK 1
106 BUILDING 1
107 LEGISLATION 2
108 ECONOMICALLY/POLITICALLY/AGRICULTURALLY 1
109 FARMING/BAN LIFTED ON BEEF CRISIS 2
112 PART OF LARGER GROUP 1
113 WIDENED VIEWS AND FUNDING 1
114 MORE EMPLOYMENT/TRADE 1
115 THEY JUST WILL 1
116 HELP FOR FARMERS/BUILDING PROJECTS 1
117 TRADE/WORK OPPORTUNITIES 1
118 HUMAN RIGHTS/PSNI MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO A HIGHER AUTHORITY 1
119 AGRICULTURE/COMMERCE 1
120 TRYING TO WORK WITH OTHER COUNTRIES AND DOING WHAT THEY ARE 1
121 TOURISM/AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS 1
122 OPENING UP MARKETS 3
123 IM SURE THEY HAVE IN SOME WAY 1
124 DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY 1
125 ECONOMY AND GRANTS 1
126 FUNDING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 1
127 INDUSTRY AND MORE PEOPLE STARTING UP BUSINESSES 1
128 JOBS/RAISING THE PROFILE OF A PEACEFUL PLACE/IMPROVED ECONOM 1
129 CASH TRANSFERS AND BIGGER MARKETS 1
130 MORE RESOURCES 1
-1 SKIP FROM NIBENEU 975
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