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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableHHINCOMB
LabelTotal income per household before tax [ballot]? Q856
Question text What is the total income of your household from all sources before tax - including benefits, savings and so on? Please just tick one of the boxes on this form. When you have finished, please fold the form and put it into the envelope.
Responses
1 Q Lessthan 3,999 152
2 T 4,000- 5,999 228
3 O 6,000 - 7,999 134
4 K 8,000 - 9,999 121
5 L 10,000- 11,999 112
6 B 12,000- 14,999 130
7 Z 15,000- 17,999 117
8 M 18,000- 19,999 89
9 F 20,000- 22,999 102
10 J 23,000- 25,999 89
11 D 26,000- 28,999 72
12 H 29,000- 31,999 51
13 C 32,000- 34,999 44
14 G 35,000- 37,999 32
15 P 38,000- 40,999 32
16 N 41,000 or more 125
95 Defaced ballot 29
96 Multi-coded ballot 0
97 Refusal 12
98 Don't know 23
99 Not answered 86
-2 Skp,showcard 1662
-1 No ballot form returned 173
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsRETRIEVE ENVELOPE
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in Great Britain;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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