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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1997

Variable Details

VariableCHATTEND
LabelR attend church apart frm spec.occasQ420
Question text Apart from such special occasions as weddings, funerals and baptisms, how often nowadays do you attend services or meetings connected with your religion? Once a week or more, once in two weeks, once a month, twice a year, once a year, less often, never, varies too much to say?
Responses
0 Skp,ref/no relig 130
1 Once a week or more 160
2 Less often but at least once in two week 29
3 Less often but at least once a month 87
4 Less often but at least twice a year 144
5 Less often but at least once a year 74
6 Less often 48
7 Never or practically never 668
8 Varies too much to say 10
98 Don't know 2
99 Not answered 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE AS NECESSARY
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.
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