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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableMLAPAY
LabelWhat do you think should happen to MLA’s salaries during any time that the Assembly is suspended?
Question text On 6 September, the Secretary of State announced that MLAs' salary will be cut if if parties cannot reach an agreement to return to Stormont. What do you think should happen to MLAs' salaries during any time that the Assembly is suspended?
Responses
1 MLAs should continue to receive their full salary 8
2 MLAs’ salaries should be reduced 287
3 MLAs should receive their full salary for a few months... 40
4 MLAs should not be paid at all 804
5 Something else 23
8 Don’t know 39
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2018
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD SINGLE CODE
Universe1201 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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