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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008: Politics and Community Relations Teaching Dataset

Variable Details

VariableRacComp
LabelPrefer company of same or different ethnic background to me
Question text And again in relation to colour and ethnicity, which of these statements BEST describes how you feel about mixing with people from a different background to your own? I prefer the company of people from the same ethnic background as the one that I was brought up in. I prefer the company of people from a different ethnic background to the one that I was brought up in. I have no preference. I don't know anyone of a different ethnic background.
Responses
1 I prefer the company of people from the same ethnic backgrou 253
2 I prefer the company of people from a different ethnic backg 34
3 I have no preference 821
4 I don’t know anyone of a different ethnic background 102
5 Other (WRITE IN) 0
8 Don't know 4
9 Refused/not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008: Politics and Community Relations Teaching Dataset
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2008.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; This teaching dataset was created as part of a single project.
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