This survey in the Republic of Ireland was conducted exclusively on behalf of The Irish Times by TNS mrbi, among a national quota sample of 1,000 representative of the circa 3.1 million electors aged 18 upwards, covering 100 sampling points throughout all constituencies in the Republic.
Personal in-home interviewing took place on October 9th and 10th, 2006, and the accuracy level is estimated to be approximately plus or minus 3 per cent.
In all respects, the survey was conducted within the guidelines laid down by the Association of Irish Market Research Organisations (AIMRO) and by ESOMAR (European Society). TNS mrbi is a member of both AIMRO and ESOMAR.
Extracts from the report may be quoted or published on condition that due acknowledgement is given to The Irish Times and TNS mrbi.