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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableNIRELAND
LabelLong-term policy for NI should be? [Eng] Q625
Question text Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it to remain part of the United Kingdom, or, to unify with the rest of Ireland?
Responses
1 to remain part of the United Kingdom 624
2 to unify with the rest of Ireland 1254
3 Northern Ireland should be an independen 16
4 Northern Ireland should be split up into 1
5 It should be up to the Irish to decide 71
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 51
8 Don't know 272
9 Not answered 4
-2 Skp, C version 2139
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsEDIT ONLY: NORTHERN IRELAND SHOULD BE AN INDEPENDENT STATE. EDIT ONLY: NORTHERN IRELAND SHOULD BE SPLIT UP INTO TWO. EDIT ONLY: IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE IRISH TO DECIDE
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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