Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableNIreland
LabelLong-term policy for NI should be? A607
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 344
2 to unify with the rest of Ireland 470
3 Northern Ireland should be an independen 7
4 Northern Ireland should be split up into 0
5 It should be up to the Irish to decide 50
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 27
8 Don't know 162
9 Not answered 2
-2 Skp, B+C version 2137
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
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.