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UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012

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LabelB26 Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?
Question text Some people argue that asylum seekers should be kept in detention centres while their cases are considered, to prevent their disappearance. Others argue that detaining asylum seekers against their will is not acceptable in any circumstances. Which of the following statements comes closest to your view... asylum seekers should never be held in detention centres, asylum seekers should be held in detention centres only when there is a strong risk of disappearance, asylum seekers should normally be held in detention centres, but exceptions should be made for vulnerable groups like children and the elderly, asylum seekers should always be held in detention centres?
Responses
1 Asylum seekers should never be held in detention centres 251
2 Asylum seekers should be held in detention centres only when 470
3 Asylum seekers should normally be held in detention centres, 266
4 Asylum seekers should always be held in detention centres? 112
8 Don't know 104
9 (Not answered/refused) 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012
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.