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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablessexad
LabelE6a Do you think that there should be more or less same-sex couples appearing in advertisements?
Question text We are interested in how 'visible' same-sex couples are in Northern Ireland society. Do you think that there should be more or less of the following or is it about right the way it is now? Same-sex couples appearing in advertisements.
Responses
1 Definitely more 45
2 Probably more 136
3 About right the way it is now 625
4 Probably less 157
5 Definitely less 155
8 Don't know 78
9 (Not answered/refused) 8
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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