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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableNINUMREP
LabelTOO MANY/TOO FEW ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
Question text Northern Ireland has the following elected representatives: 3 MEPs, 18 MPs, 108 Assembly Members and 582 local councillors. Do we have too many elected representatives, too few elected representatives or, about the right number?
Responses
1 Too many elected representatives 732
2 Too few elected representatives 32
3 About the right number 311
8 Can't choose 479
9 Missing 30
-1 Skip, no self-completion 216
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003
Interviewer Instructions(Please tick one box only)
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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