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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Variable Listing for Module: Political Trust

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GOVTWORK: How well does the present system of governing in UK work?

LORDS: Should the House of Lords remain as it is?

LORDSHOW: What change is needed for the House of Lords?

MONARCHY: How important is it for the UK to have a monarchy?

COALITIN: Is it better to have a government formed by one political party or a coalition?

VOTESYST: Should the voting system be changed?

SCOTPARL: Should Scotland stay within the UK?

NIRELAND: What do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be?

DECFUTNI: Who should decide on the long-term future of Northern Ireland?

TROOPOUT: Do you support or oppose a withdrawal of British troops from Northern Ireland?

ECPOLICY: Should the UK leave the European Union?

ECUVIEW: Opinion on single European currency.

OBEYLAW: Should people obey the law without exception?

DEFNSCRT: Should the government keep its defence plans secret?

ECONSCRT: Should the government keep its economic plans secret?

LAWSSCRT: Should the government keep its plans for new laws secret?

GOVNOSAY: Do people have no say in what the government does?

LOSETCH: Do those we elect lose touch with the people pretty quickly?

VOTEINTR: Are parties only interested in people's votes, not in their opinions?

VOTEONLY: Is voting the only way people can have any say about how the government runs things?

GOVCOMP: Can politics and government seem so complicated that a person cannot understand what is going on?

PTYNTMAT: Do things go on much the same whatever party is in power?

INFPOLIT: Are you better informed about politics than most people?

MPSCARE: Do MPs care about what people think?

GOVTRUST: Do UK governments put their party political interests first?

CLRTRUST: Do local councillors put their party political interests first?

POLTRUST: Do the police bend the rules in getting a conviction?

CSTRUST: Do top civil servants stand against a minister who wants to provide false information?

MPSTRUST: Do you trust politicians to tell the truth in a tight corner?

JUGTRUST: Do you trust high court judges to stand up to a government?

MPED: Is it important for an MP to be well educated?

MPPOOR: Is it important for an MP to know what being poor means?

MPBUS: Is it important for an MP to have business experience?

MPUNION: Is it important for an MP to have trade union experience?

MPLOCAL: Is it important for an MP to have been brought up locally?

MPLOYAL: Is it important for an MP to be loyal to their party?

MPIND: Is it important for an MP to be independent minded?

MPNONE: Is it important for an MP to have none of these qualities?

POLINRST: How interested are you in politics?

GOVNOSA2: Do ordinary people have a say in what the government does?

POLITIC3: Does the average citizen have influence on politics?

APATHY4: Can politicians have much impact?

USTNDPOL: Do you have a good understanding of the important political issue?

ELECATTN: Are elections a good way of making governments pay attention to what people think?

INFPOLI2: Are most people better informed about politics and government than you are?

MPPROMIS: Do MPs keep the promises they made during the election?

CSTRUST2: Can most civil servants be trusted to do what is best for the country?

GBDMCRCY: How well does the system of democracy in the UK work?

TAXSOC: Should the government reduce tax or spend more on social services?

TAXHISC: For people with high incomes, are taxes too high?

TAXMIDSC: For people with middle incomes, are taxes too high?

TAXLOWSC: For people with low incomes, are taxes too high?

GOVRUN1: Should electricity be run by private organisations or by government?

GOVRUN2: Should hospitals be run by private organisations or by government?

GOVRUN3: Should banks be run by private organisations or by government?

LAWDECID: Should courts be allowed to overrule parliament?

PROPREP: Should the UK introduce proportional representation for Westminster elections?

PROTEST2: Should publishing pamphlets against the government be allowed?

PROTEST4: Should occupying a government office be allowed?

PROTEST5: Should damaging government buildings be allowed?

VOTEWRTH: Is it worth voting in a general election?

REFECU: Who should decide if the UK should replace the pound?

REFHANG: Who should decide if the death penalty should be reintroduced?

REFPR: Who should decide on the introduction of proportional representation for Westminster elections?

MPOTHJOB: Is it bad for an MP to have another paid job?

POLGIFT: Should a donor to a political party be able to keep their gift private?

POLLIMIT: Should their be a limit on how much a person can give to a political party?

POLFUND: Should political parties be funded by the government?



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