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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variableacause1
LabelC8a Do you agree or disagree that autism is caused by vaccines like MMR?
Question text How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the causes of autism? Autism is caused by vaccines like MMR.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 6
2 Agree 60
3 Neither agree nor disagree 158
4 Disagree 287
5 Strongly disagree 194
8 Don't know 250
-1 Skip, from HEARDASD 234
9 (Not answered/refused) 15
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2012.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; NILT has run from 2008 onwards, with a break in 2011. The survey resumed in 2012.
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