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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableFARMSUB
LabelS5Q15 - Levels to which farmers in Northern Ireland should be subsidised?
Question text Many farmers in Northern Ireland could not survive economically without subsidies. Which of these three statements comes closest to your own view about the levels to which farmers in Northern Ireland should be subsidised? If farms in Northern Ireland cannot survive without subsidies then they should be forced to close or sell up just like any other business, or, farming in Northern Ireland should be preserved at all costs, or, farming in Northern Ireland should be subsidised to some degree to help farms survive - but not at any cost.
Responses
1 If farms need subsidies, they shld be closed/sold 115
2 Farming in Northern Ireland should be preserved at all costs 404
3 Farming should be subsidised to some degree, not at any cost 1228
8 (Don't know) 53
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD.
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2004
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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