Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variablecmegtalk
LabelQSC.32 Comfort talking to people from minority ethnic group
Question text The next few questions are about people of a minority ethnic background, for example, Chinese or Asian, and who may have lived in Northern Ireland all their lives. Thinking about situations where you mix with people of a minority ethnic group, for example in shops or restaurants. Some people say that they never feel completely comfortable talking to people of a minority ethnic group, other people say that they always feel comfortable. Which comes closest to your views... I always feel comfortable talking to people of a minority ethnic group, I sometimes feel uncomfortable talking to people of a minority ethnic group, I never feel comfortable talking to people of a minority ethnic group, I am from a minority ethnic group myself, Can’t choose?
Responses
1 I always feel comfortable talking to people of a minority 553
2 I sometimes feel uncomfortable talking to people of a mino 335
3 I never feel comfortable talking to people of a minority e 62
4 I am from a minority ethnic group myself 10
5 Can t choose 0
8 Can't choose 89
-3 Skip, no self completion 124
-2 Skip 0
9 Not answered 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2007
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study