Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1997

Variable Details

VariableHINCPST5
LabelHousehold's income over last year Q197
Question text Looking back over the last year or so, would you say your household's income has fallen behind prices, kept up with prices or gone up by more than prices? IF FALLEN OR GONE UP: By a lot or a little?
Responses
1 a lot fallen behind prices 236
2 a little fallen behind prices 361
3 Kept up with prices 578
4 a little gone up by>prices 103
5 a lot gone up by>prices 49
8 Don't know 27
9 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1997
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.