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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableHHINCOMA
LabelTotal income per household before tax [card]? Q856
Question text Which of the letters on this card represents the total income of your household from all sources before tax - including benefits, savings and so on? Please just tell me the letter.
Responses
1 Q Lessthan 3,999 116
2 T 4,000- 5,999 167
3 O 6,000 - 7,999 139
4 K 8,000 - 9,999 91
5 L 10,000- 11,999 115
6 B 12,000- 14,999 145
7 Z 15,000- 17,999 100
8 M 18,000- 19,999 66
9 F 20,000- 22,999 87
10 J 23,000- 25,999 88
11 D 26,000- 28,999 74
12 H 29,000- 31,999 55
13 C 32,000- 34,999 42
14 G 35,000- 37,999 25
15 P 38,000- 40,999 41
16 N 41,000 or more 137
95 Defaced ballot 0
96 Multi-coded ballot 0
97 Refusal 106
98 Don't know 68
99 Not answered 0
-1 Skp,secret ballot 1953
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD OO
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in Great Britain;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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