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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableRESPCONF
LabelQ22 Who do you think was responsible for the conflict?
Question text Looking back at “the troubles” now, who do you think was primarily responsible for the conflict?
Responses
0 No-one / dont blame anyone 9
1 Republicans 73
2 Civil Rights Groups / Civil Rights Issues 46
3 Loyalists 11
4 PIRA 33
5 IRA 218
6 Protestant Community 9
7 Catholic Community 9
8 N/A 0
9 MISSING 27
10 Republicans and the Americans who funded them 1
11 Republicans and the ROI Government 4
12 Republicans, ROI Government, and the Americans who funded th 1
13 Ian Paisley 35
14 Catholics And Republicans 1
15 British Government 157
16 British Government, Protestant Politicians, and Ian Paisley 2
17 Suppression of Catholics and Unionists holding onto power fo 5
18 British Government and Unionist Politicians 1
19 Terrorists / Paramilitaries from both sides of the community 85
20 Political Leaders 1
21 Both sides of the Community 268
22 Everyone / All parties concerned 57
23 Bad / unfair Government that allowed discrimination to flour 2
24 English settlers that took over Irish land, Historically the 5
25 The Police 7
26 British and Irish Governments 14
27 British and Irish Governments and Paramilitaries on both sid 5
28 British Government and the Police 2
29 Politicians 38
30 John Hulme 1
31 Americans who funded what went on here 1
32 British Government and Protestants 4
33 Republicans and the IRA 1
34 ROI Government and IRA 1
35 Catholics and the British Government 1
36 Both sides of the Community but mainly the IRA 2
37 Governments heavy handed reaction to Republicans 1
38 Politicians, those in Authority and the unfair treatment of 2
39 British Army 4
40 The British Government of the day that didnt give Catholics 2
41 British Government and British Army / General British Involv 6
42 British Government and the People 2
43 Police and the Army 1
44 British Government and Paramilitaries 5
45 The Northern Ireland Government 8
46 One Party rule in the past 1
47 Unionist Government being one sided, Unionist misrule, Storm 43
48 Peoples Democracy 3
49 Rebirth of the IRA 1
50 Senior Politicians in the late 60s 2
51 British People 1
52 Extreme Unionists / Loyalists 2
53 UK and Northern Ireland Politicians 2
54 Historical reasons (General) 4
55 Extremists on both sides / Conflicting parties 3
56 Intolerance and Discrimination / People not being treated fa 2
57 Everyone / All parties concerned and intolerance 1
58 Power hungry people 1
59 Short Sighted Politicians 1
60 Government (General) 30
61 Stubborn Politicians 2
62 History and the teaching of it / people ignorance 3
63 The Ulster Unionists 1
64 Bitter people 1
65 Unionist Politicians 2
66 Nationalists 6
67 Inequality and the way Catholics were treated 2
68 Working class people who have a poor understanding of how to 1
69 Police and the Republican Movement 1
70 Unionists 8
71 British Government in 1920s 1
72 Margaret Thatcher 2
73 The Monarchy 1
74 Ian Paisley and Protestant hatred towards Catholics 2
75 Ian Paisley and the British Government 3
76 Bernadette Devlin and Ian Paisley 4
77 UDA 1
78 Sinn Fein IRA 4
79 Loyalists and Protestants 1
80 IRA, UDA and the UVF 4
81 Ian Paisley and his supporters 4
82 Too much segregation, the Churches and the British Governmen 1
83 The British Government and Loyalists 3
84 B Specials, British Government, IRA and UVF 1
85 Gerry Adams 1
86 Republican terrorists and paramilitaries 4
87 Bernadette Devlin 5
88 Criminals (General) 7
89 Breakdown of communications 1
90 Irish Government 5
91 Republican Movement / Organisations 6
92 Evil people / Bigots on both sides 11
93 IRA and UDA 7
94 British Imperialism and bigotry 1
95 Ian Paisley and the Free Presbyterian Church 1
96 Paramilitaries and Politicians 6
97 Respondent stated they were involved 1
98 Dont know 281
100 The Media 1
101 Northern Ireland Politicians on both sides 7
102 Loyalists and Republicans equally 11
103 Everyone who was fighting or involved in violence 10
104 Sinn Fein 3
105 B Specials 1
106 IRA, Republicans and the Irish Government 1
107 British and The IRA 9
108 Church, Government and Employers 1
109 Extremists on both sides and paramilitaries 1
110 Discrimination by government brought about the creation of r 1
111 British and Irish Governments and the Stormont regime 1
112 Police, Army and Paramilitaries 1
113 Criminals and Paramilitaries 2
114 Criminals and Republicans 1
115 Paramilitaries, Politicians and Criminals 1
116 Politicians and Criminals 1
117 British and Stormont Government 1
118 British Government as they didn’t deal with the IRA properly 4
119 British and Irish Governments, Paramilitaries and Political 2
120 British and Irish Governments and Criminals 1
121 Politicians that created a divide between the communities an 1
122 Unionists who originally set up an artificial state / Partit 2
123 British Government and both communities 2
124 The Government and History 1
125 Republicans, Loyalists and the Police 1
126 British and Irish Governments and both communities 1
127 Politicians, Northern Ireland People and the British Governm 1
128 The Labour Government 1
129 Terror in general and the IRA 1
130 Peoples Democracy amd Bernadette Devlin 1
131 Badly informed young people 1
132 The Government, IRA, UDA and the UVF 1
133 Bernadette Devlin and Civil Rights 1
134 Peoples Ignorance 1
135 Catholics and their Political Leaders 1
136 Bernadette Devlin and the Nationalist Community 1
137 Bloody Sunday 1
138 IRA, UDA, UVF and UFF 1
139 Government didn’t try hard enough 1
140 Protestant Community and Republicans 2
141 Fear of an All Ireland and the fear of British Rule 1
142 Nationalists and Republicans 1
143 Historically relates to sections of society not having the v 1
144 Government, Catholic and Protestant Communities 1
145 Politicians who were working with terrorists 1
146 British Government and Sectarian Organisations 1
147 Civil Rights Groups, John Hulme and the then IRA 1
148 British Government and Unionists 2
149 Politicians and racketeering 1
150 Religious bigots mostly on the Loyalist side 1
151 Paramilitary groups, especially the IRA 1
152 Loyalist politicians with the help of the police 1
153 Unfair treatment of Catholics by Protestants 1
154 Polititions and Both Communities 2
155 Ian Paisley, Martin Maginess, Gerry Adams and Bernadette McA 1
156 Army, Police, Loyalists and Republicans 1
157 Spiritual Forces at large 1
158 Oppression / discrimination of certain sections of the commu 2
159 Some Politicians who used it for their own ends 1
160 British Government, the Army and the police 1
161 Its because of the way people are brought up in Northern Ire 1
162 Sinful humanity 1
163 Paramilitaries and Politicians who were making money out of 1
164 Ian Paisley and extremists on all sides 2
165 Brian Faulkner 1
166 Unionists and their bitterness against Catholics, British Go 1
167 All Bigots and those who didnt heed the Ordinary people 1
168 Ian Paisley and all the DUP Politicians 1
169 British Government and all Loyalists, especially Ian Paisley 1
170 All paramilitaries and those who support them 1
171 B Specials and Loyalists 1
172 IRA, the likes of Gerry Adams and the Civil Rights Movement 1
173 Government and Society 1
174 B Specials and Civil Rights 1
175 Anyone who worked outside of democracy and took the law into 1
176 Gangsterism 1
177 Bigots, Crimelords and also Government, Police, Army and the 1
178 Criminals and bigots who didnt allow the Civil rights marche 1
179 Bigots and gansters that manipulated ordinary people 1
180 All Terrorists / Paramilitaries, Governments and Politicians 1
181 Republicans who wanted change too quickly, forcing their cul 1
182 Religion caused the divide and racketeering took over 1
183 Politicians and Government 1
184 Paramilitaries, politicians bigotry 1
185 British Government, the Churches, Local Politicians, America 1
186 Loyalists, republicans and The british government 2
187 British Government and The Northern Irish Government 1
188 Politicians, Religious Zealots, Paramilitaries and the Churc 1
189 Satan the Devil 1
190 Stormont at the time of the civil rights and republican move 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2004
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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