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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2017

Variable Details

Variablepolpart2
LabelIf there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
Question text Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a supporter of any one political party? Do you think of yourself as a little closer to one political party than to others? IF YES AT Q1a OR Q1b: Which one [closer to one political party than to others]? IF NO/DON'T KNOW AT Q1b: If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
Responses
1 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 232
2 Sinn Fein 147
3 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 90
4 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 98
5 Alliance Party 119
6 Other party 39
7 (None of these) 259
8 Other answer 46
98 Don't know 76
99 Not answered/refused 97
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE JUST READ OUT THE LETTER ON THE CARD.
Universe1,203 adults aged 18 years or over living in private households in Northern Ireland
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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