This site uses necessary cookies

Some of these cookies are essential. Strictly necessary cookies enable core functionality, without which, the website cannot function properly. For more detailed information please see our Cookie Policy.

Website stats

We use Matomo Analytics to understand how our website is used and to improve your experience. This tool gathers limited information about the device you use to access the UK Data Service website. To learn more, please see our Privacy Policy.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variabletrnplumb
Label16 or 50 year old get a plumbing apprenticeship
Question text Suppose there was just one place left on an apprenticeship course to train plumbers. One applicant is a 16 year old boy who has just left school and the other is a 50 year old man who has just been made redundant and wants to retrain. If you were in charge of the course, which one would you prefer to offer the place to?
Responses
1 Younger man 572
2 Older man 392
3 (It depends) 245
4 (Other) 1
8 Don't know 5
9 Refused/not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2008
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2026 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.