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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variableglfrnd
LabelE4d How comfortable would you feel if a close friend was gay or lesbian?
Question text How comfortable would you feel personally if each of the following were gay or lesbian?
Responses
1 Very comfortable 535
2 Fairly comfortable 367
3 Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable 150
4 Fairly uncomfortable 80
5 Very uncomfortable 48
8 Don't know 18
-1 Not applicable 0
9 (No answer/Refusal) 6
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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