Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variablemigwrk5
LabelMigrant workers good for NI as shortage of medical staff
Question text The next few questions are about migrant workers, that is, people who come from other countries to work in Northern Ireland, and may or may not stay very long here. There are different opinions about migrant workers in Northern Ireland. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? It is good for Northern Ireland that migrant workers come to work as doctors and nurses when there is a shortage of medical staff.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 305
2 Agree 687
3 Neither agree nor disagree 115
4 Disagree 87
5 Strongly disagree 16
8 Don't know 3
9 Refused/not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD.
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