Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablelocact4
LabelLast 12 mths, taken action to solve a local prob?
Question text In the last 12 months, have you taken any of the following actions in an attempt to solve a local problem affecting people in your area? Attended a public meeting or area forum to discuss local issues. �
Responses
1 Written to a local newspaper. 0
2 Contacted the appropriate organisation t 0
3 Contacted a local councillor or MP. 2
4 Attended a public meeting or area forum 2
5 Attended a tenants or local residents gr 13
6 Attended a protest meeting or joined an 5
7 Helped organise a petition on a local is 5
8 Thought about the problem but did not do 3
9 Did none of these things. 0
-3 Refused 0
-1 Don't know 0
Sysmiss 4996
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY - IF NONE CODE NONE.
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually