Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablefamily2
LabelE11b Does a gay couple with a child count as 'a family'?
Question text Traditional family life has changed over the last few decades. Which of the following do you think counts as 'a family'?
Responses
1 Yes, definitely 400
2 Yes, probably 336
3 No, probably not 179
4 No, definitely not 221
8 Don't know 63
9 (Not answered/refused) 5
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.