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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variablesexrole2
LabelHusband's job to earn money; wife's job to look after home and family
Question text Do you agree or disagree... a husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the home and family?
Responses
1 Strongly agree 85
2 Agree 130
3 Neither agree nor disagree 193
4 Disagree 388
5 Strongly disagree 274
8 Can't choose 18
-1 Skip, no self completion 126
9 Not answered 1
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
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