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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableDECCHLDN
LabelS2Q11 - How decision made who children should live with
Question text And thinking about who the children will live with [following parental separation], and when the other parent can spend time with them, do you think that the couple should try to work out an agreed arrangement between themselves, use a mediation service to reach an agreement, or, just use the legal system and the courts to get things decided?
Responses
1 ...try to work out an agreed arrangement between themselves 1512
2 ...use a mediation service to reach an agreement 220
3 ...use the legal system and the courts to get things decided 46
4 Other (specify) 8
8 Don't know 14
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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