Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1997

Variable Details

VariableMPSTRUST
LabelTrust any politicians to tell truth?Q176
Question text And how much do you trust politicians of any party in Britain to tell the truth when they are in a tight corner?
Responses
1 Just about always 11
2 Most of the time 93
3 Only some of the time 536
4 Almost never 690
8 Don't know 21
9 Not answered 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 4
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.