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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableBLEVELUK
LabelDo you think that social security benefits should be:
Question text Do you think that social security benefits should be: The same across the UK Different depending on the policy preferences of different countries within the UK Higher in parts of the UK where the cost of living is higher, and lower where the cost of living is lower Higher in parts of the UK where the average income is higher, and lower where the average income is lower I don’t know Prefer not to say
Responses
1 The same across the UK 461
2 Different depending on policy preferences 94
3 Higher where cost of living is higher 610
4 Higher where average income is higher 59
8 Don't know 172
9 Not answered/refused 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2021
Universe1,397 adults aged 18 years living in private households
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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