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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableFIXRTAGE
LabelS3Q24 - Which of these two statements comes closest to your point of view?
Question text Thinking now about retirement. Which of these two statements comes closest to your own view? A fixed retirement age is unfair to older workers who may wish to keep working past retirement age and have the right to do so/It’s better to have a set age for everyone so people know where they are and can plan.
Responses
1 A fixed retirement age is unfair to older workers who may wi 921
2 Its better to have a set age for everyone so people know whe 769
3 Other (Please Specify) 44
8 (Don't know) 66
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2003
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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