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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableTCAIM1
LabelS6Q11 - Most important aim of Truth Commission?
Question text If there was to be a Truth Commission, what do you think should be its most important aim?
Responses
1 To get at the truth 542
2 To punish people who committed criminal offences 163
3 To get compensation for victims 45
4 To allow a line to be drawn under the past 292
5 To help communities become reconciled 241
6 As an opportunity for people to tell their stories 26
7 To find out if some people/institutions abused their power 50
8 To get healing and closure 237
9 To get story straight about what happened during conflict 116
10 Other (specify) 10
98 (Don't know) 78
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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