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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

VariablePOLPARTY
LabelPolitical party feel closest to
Question text Which of these political parties do you feel closest to, even if you do not always vote for them? Please just read out the letter on the card.
Responses
1 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 250
2 Sinn Féin 149
3 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 211
4 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 209
5 Alliance Party 88
6 Other party 14
7 None of these 268
8 Other answer 2
98 Don't know 0
99 Refused/not answered 24
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008: Politics and Community Relations Teaching Dataset
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD. (Note, record 'none of them', but do not put it on the card). SHOWCARD WILL HAVE RANDOM LETTERS ON IT, AND WILL ONLY INCLUDE OPTIONS 1-6.
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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