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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life And Times Survey, 2009

Variable Details

Variablepeoptrst
LabelSelf Completion Q24: Generally speaking, would you say that people can be trusted or that you can t be too careful in dealing with people
Question text Generally speaking, would you say that people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?
Responses
1 People can almost always be trusted 44
2 People can usually be trusted 490
3 You usually can't be too careful in dealing with people 364
4 You almost always can't be too careful in dealing with peopl 130
5 Can t choose 0
8 Can't choose 63
-1 Skip, no self completion 132
9 Not answere 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life And Times Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box only
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 years or over living in private households in Northern Ireland during autumn 2009
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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