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Description:
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The
survey was designed as a part replication of the original 1973/74
‘Irish mobility survey’ and as a companion survey
for a social mobility study carried out in the early 1990s by
the Economic and Social Research Institute in the Republic of
Ireland. As well as questions about the socio-economic background
and economic activity of the respondent, his/her partner and parents,
the survey included a number of batteries of social attitudes
questions, mainly about political topics, and questions about
the cultural activities and social capital networks of the respondent.
Data was collected for the present economic activity of the respondent
and up to the first fifteen of his/her economic activities. The
tabulations provided here cover the respondents’ first and
present economic activities only. A limited amount of information
was collected for each person in the household (up to ten people);
the tabulations provided here cover only the respondent, his/her
partner, and parents.
The sample
consists of 3,024 individuals and is a representative sample of
all adults aged between 21 and 65 and living in Northern Ireland
in 1996. The response rate was 64.2%. The interview schedule was
administered by computer at point of interview (CAPI).
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