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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1990

Variable Listing for Module: Civil_Liberties

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AUSIEIMM: Should more Australians and New Zealanders be allowed to settle in the UK?

ASIANIMM: Should more Indians and Pakistanis be allowed to settle in the UK?

EECIMM: Should more people from common market countries be allowed to settle in the UK?

WIIMM: Should more West Indianss be allowed to settle in the UK?

RELCONTL: Should the controls on families of people who have already settled in the UK be allowed be stricter?

CAPPUN1: Are you for or against the death penalty for murder in the course of a terrorist act?

CAPPUN3: Are you for or against of the death penalty for other murders?

TERTVBAN: Should the law allow television to show interviews with people who support acts of terrorism in the UK?

TERNPBAN: Should the law allow newspapers to publish interviews with people who support acts of terrorism in the UK?

TERBKBAN: And should the law allow people who support acts of terrorism in the UK to publish books expressing their views?

JURYRGHT: Should people charged with serious crimes always have the right to a jury trial?

FINEPAMA: If a 16-year old does not pay a fine, should their parents pay it?

PRISBKS: If there is no security threat, should prisoners be allowed books?

PRISLTRS: If there is no security threat, should prisoners be allowed write and received letters?

PCSTRK: Should police officers be allowed to go on strike?

NURSSTRK: Should nurses be allowed to go on strike?

CARWSTRK: Should car workers be allowed to go on strike?

COUNSTRK: Should council workers be allowed to go on strike?

ELECSTRK: Should electricity supply workers be allowed to go on strike?

HDOCSTRK: Should hospital doctors be allowed to go on strike?

CSSILENT: If a cabinet minister gives false information to parliament, should civil servants be allowed to give the correct facts?

BILRITES: Should there be a Bill of Rights?

ELECRTAG: Should people on probation or parole be fitted with a transmitter?

PCGUNS: Should on-duty police officers always carry guns?

LITESENT: Are too many convicted criminals let off lightly by the courts?

CONFESSN: Should a confession that is later withdrawn be enough to convict someone?

PCNOSOLC: Should the police be allowed to question suspects for up to a week without letting them see a solicitor?

REFUGEES: Should refugees who are in danger because of their political beliefs be welcome in the UK?

PCCOMPLN: Should serious complaints against the police be investigated by an independent body?

IDCARDS: Should every adult in the UK have to carry an identity card?

CRIMSLNT: If someone remains silent under police quesitoning, should it count against them in court?

NINPRISN: Do the prisons contain too many people who ought to be given a lighter punishment?

NOWARRNT: Should the he police need a warrant to search the homes of suspects?

PREDICT7: In the next 10 years, how likely is it that a nuclear bomb will be dropped somewhere in the world?

PREDICT1: In the next 10 years, how likely is it that acts of political terrorism in the UK will be common events?

PREDICT2: In the next 10 years, how likely is it that riots and civil disturbance in our cities will be common events?

PREDICT3: In the next 10 years, how likely is it that there will be a world war involving the UK and Europe?

PREDICT4: In the next 10 years, how likely is it that there will be a serious accident at a UK nuclear power station?

PREDICT5: In the next 10 years, how likely is it that the police in our cities will find it impossible to protect our personal safety on the streets?

PREDICT6: In the next 10 years, how likely is it that the government in the UK will be overthrown by revolution?

PROTMEET: Should people be allowed to organise public meetings to protest against the government.

PROTLEAF: Should people be allowed to publish leaflets to protest against the government?

PROTDEMO: Should people be allowed organise protest marches and demonstrations?

CAPPUN2: Are you for or against of the death penalty for murder of a police officer?

TRADVALS: Do young people today have enough respect for traditional values?

STIFSENT: Should people who break the law be given stiffer sentences?

DEATHAPP: For some crimes, is the death penalty the most appropriate sentence?

OBEY: Should schools teach children to obey authority?

WRONGLAW: Should the law always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong?

CENSOR: Is censorship of films and magazines necessary to uphold moral standards?

USAFREE: How well protected are citizens' rights in the USA?

WGFREE: How well protected are citizens' rights in West Germany?

USSRFREE: How well protected are citizens' rights in the Soviet Union?

BRITFREE: How well protected are citizens' rights in Britain?

CNHAFRE: How well protected are citizens' rights in China?

CANFREE: How well protected are citizens' rights in Canada?

USAOPEN: How open a society is the USA?

WGOPEN: How open a society is West Germany?

USSROPEN: How open a society is the Soviet Union?

BRITOPEN: How open a society is Britain?

CHNAOPN: How open a society is China?

CANOPEN: How open a society is Canada?

NUCTELL: Should the government be allowed to keep a minor radiation leak from a nuclear power station secret?

WEAPTELL: Should the government be allowed to keep the development of a new weapons system secret?

CABMTELL: Should the government be allowed to keep secret that a cabinet minister was asked to resign for misusing their position?

PAPGOVT: Should a newspaper have the right to keep the source of leaked defence plans secret?

PAPRFIRM: Should a newspaper have the right to keep the source of leaked commercial inventions secret?

BANBOOK: Should books or films that offend people with strong religious beliefs be banned?

BLASFEMY: Should UK blasphemy law apply just to Christians?

VCROADS: Should video cameras be allowed on roads to detect speeding drivers?

VCFOOTBL: Should video cameras be allowed at football grounds to detect troublemakers?

VCVANDAL: Should video cameras be allowed on housing estates to detect vandals?

VCDEMOS: Should video cameras be allowed at political demonstrations to identify people taking part?

RACGLTY: Do black and white people have the same chance of being found guilty of a crime they did not commit?

RICHGLTY: Do rich and poor people have the same chance of being found guilty of a crime they did not commit?

RELGGLTY: Do Protestant and Catholic people have the same chance of being found guilty of a crime they did not commit?

REMAND: Views on prisoners being kept in remand.



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