National Survey of Public Attitudes to Disability in Ireland, 2006

Study number (SN): 0048-01

CITATION

National Disability Authority (NDA). (2007). National Survey of Public Attitudes to Disability in Ireland, 2006. [dataset]. Version 1. Irish Social Science Data Archive. SN: 0048-03. http://www.ucd.ie/issda/data/nda/nda2006/

 

ABOUT THE STUDY

As part of the National Disability Authority's strategic commitment to raising awareness and promoting positive attitudes to disability, NDA has commissioned a series of National Surveys of Public Attitudes to Disability in Ireland. The survey data is broken down in relation to attitudes towards people with physical, sensory, intellectual and mental health impairments.

The survey covered a range of topics on attitudes relating to disability. These included awareness of disability and attitudes towards particular types of disability. Survey questions explored attitudes towards children with disabilities in mainstream education, the employment of people with disabilities as well as relationships, neighbourhood, and the social wellbeing of people with and without disabilities. It also compared people with and without disabilities.

MAIN TOPICS

  • Attitudes
  • Disabilities
  • Disables Persons
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Families
  • Friends
  • Housing
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Knowledge (Awareness)
  • Life Satisfaction
  • Partnerships (Personal)
  • Social Activities (Leisure)

 

DATA AND DOCUMENTATION: FILES’ DESCRIPTION

 

Data (available through ISSDA application process)

File name

 

File format/s

Contents of file

0048-01 NDA_public_attitudes_disability_2006

SPSS

Dataset for 2006

 

Documentation (available for download)

File name

 

File format/s

Contents of file

0048-01 NDA_public_attitudes_disability_2006_report

PDF

2006 survey report, including questionnaire

0048-01 NDA_public_attitudes_disability_2006_literature_review

PDF

2006 literature review

 

ACCESS INFORMATION

Accessing the data

To access the data, please complete a ISSDA Data Request Form for Research Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets, sign it, and send it to ISSDA by email.

Data will be disseminated on receipt of a fully completed, signed form. Incomplete or unsigned forms will be returned to the data requester for completion.

Copyright

The NDA own the copyright for these data.

Acknowledgements

Any work based in whole or part on resources provided by the ISSDA, should  acknowledge: “National Survey of Public Attitudes to Disability in Ireland" and also ISSDA, in the following way: “Accessed via the Irish Social Science Data Archive - www.ucd.ie/issda”.

Citation requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

National Disability Authority (NDA). (2007). National Survey of Public Attitudes to Disability in Ireland, 2006. [dataset]. Version 1. Irish Social Science Data Archive. SN: 0048-03. http://www.ucd.ie/issda/data/nda/nda2006/

Notification

The user shall notify the Irish Social Science Data Archive of all publications where she or he has used the data.

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