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Title:
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2006
(NILT)

Subject Categories:
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey - Major studies
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture

Depositor(s):
Devine, P., Queen's University of Belfast. Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research

Principal Investigator(s):
Devine, P., Queen's University of Belfast. Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research

Data Collector(s):
Millward Brown Ulster

Sponsor(s):
Northern Ireland. Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Other Acknowledgements:
Lizanne Dowds, of the Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive (ARK), for funding applications, questionnaire design; Katrina Lloyd, also of ARK, for funding applications, questionnaire design and fieldwork management; Dr Chris Gilligan, of the School of Sociology and Applied Social Studies, University of Ulster; Professor Suzanne McDonough, of the School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster; and Professor Dave Baxter, of the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, New Zealand, for module development.

Abstract:
The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series began in 1998, and was the successor to the previous Northern Ireland Social Attitudes series, (held at the UKDA under SN 33235), which was discontinued in 1996. The aims of the NILT series are:

• to monitor public attitudes towards social policy and political issues in Northern Ireland
• to provide a time series on attitudes to key social policy areas
• to facilitate academic social policy analysis
• to provide a freely available resource on public attitudes for the wider community of users in Northern Ireland

• informal carers
• community relations
health care
• attitudes to minority ethnic people and migrant workers
• political attitudes
• background information on the respondents

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: October 2006-March 2007
Country: Northern Ireland
Spatial Units: Countries
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2006.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling Procedures: One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Number of Units: Target: 1,987; obtained:1,230.
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Self-completion
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Government, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: govsurveys@esds.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 14 September 2007

Copyright:
Copyright ARK

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