Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998

Variable Details

VariableAPHRAS07
LabelWe would rather consult directly with employees than with unions?
Question text ... I would like to obtain your views, as a manager at this workplace, about a number of employee relations issues. I'm going to read out ten statements, and for each of them, I'd like you to tell me what you think about these issues. Please use the categories on this card. We would rather consult directly with employees than with unions
Responses
1 Strongly agree 561
2 Agree 786
3 Neither agree nor disagree 410
4 Disagree 384
5 Strongly disagree 48
8 Not answered 1
9 Dont know 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998
UniverseThe survey population consisted of all workplaces of firms in Great Britain with at least 10 employees, except for those in the following Standard Industrial Classification 1992 (SIC92) divisions: A (Agriculture, hunting and forestry); B (Fishing); C (Mining and quarrying); P (Private households with employed persons); and, Q (Extra-territorial organisations).;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingSimple random sample; One-stage stratified or systematic random sample;A simple random sample was used for the Survey of Employees Questionnaire (SEQ). A one-stage stratified sample was used for the cross-section sample for the Management Questionnaire (MQ).
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study