Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV40A
LabelWelfare: Respondent's view
Question text Please look at this card. Some people feel that the poor in Britain are entitled to more help from government. These people would put themselves in Box A. Other people feel that the poor in Britain should get less help from government and do more to help themselves. These people would put themselves in Box K. And other people have views somewhere in-between, along here (POINT LEFT A-F) or along here (POINT RIGHT K-F). In the first row of boxes, please tick whichever box comes closest to your own views about government help for the poor.
Responses
1 MORE HELP FROM GOVT 994
2 323
3 414
4 321
5 232
6 579
7 184
8 188
9 175
10 74
11 POOR HELP THEMSELVES 237
95 LEFT OF 01 0
96 RIGHT OF 11 0
97 REFUSED/NOT ASKED 12
98 DONT KNOW 30
99 NOT ANSWERED 63
Sysmiss 2174
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSCALE CARD 7
UniverseElectors in Great Britain;National
SamplingNationally representative probability sample drawn from the Electoral Registers of England, Wales and Scotland (south of the Caledonian Canal)
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study