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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

VariableLeftRght
LabelSelf-assessed left/right political views
Question text In political matters, people talk of the 'left' and the 'right'. Using this scale where 1 equals 'left' and 10 equals 'right' how would you place your views on this scale, generally speaking?
Responses
1 One - Left 42
2 Two 43
3 Three 81
4 Four 96
5 Five 298
6 Six 81
7 Seven 69
8 Eight 53
9 Nine 8
10 Ten - Right 15
11 Don t Know 0
98 Undecided 0
-1 Skip, no self completion 126
99 Refused/not answered 303
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008: Politics and Community Relations Teaching Dataset
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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