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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1997

Variable Details

VariableFLEXTIME
LabelHow dec.work start+finish time[wrk]Q2.16
Question text Which of the following statements best describes how your working hours are decided? (By working hours we mean here the times you start and finish work, and not the total hours you work per week or month.) Starting and finishing times are decided by my employer and I cannot change them on my own; I can decide the time I start and finish work within certain limits; I am entirely free to decide when I start and finish work.
Responses
1 Employer decides 294
2 R in certain limits 223
3 R entirely free decide 54
9 Not Answered 9
-2 Skpd,no paid job 500
-1 No self-completn 275
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box only
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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