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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariablePARLIVW
LabelWith whom does grandchild live now? Q378
Question text Who does (name of child) live with at the moment... with both his/her own parents, with his/her own mother but not his/her own father, with his/her own father but not his/her own mother, with another relative, or, with someone not related to him/her?
Responses
1 with both ^CHisHer own parents 379
2 with ^Chisher own mother but not ^chishe 109
3 with ^Chisher own father but not ^chishe 9
4 with another relative 1
5 with someone not related to ^Chimher 0
8 Don't know 0
9 Not answered 4
-7 Skp,kid>15yrs 145
-6 skp,no contact 31
-5 Skp,kid no live g'parent 93
-4 Skp,no kids stay hhld 322
-3 Skp,no g'par+g'kid 542
-2 Skp,asked g'parents 576
-1 Skp,asked g'kids 935
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer Instructions"CODE FIRST TO APPLY. 'OWN' MEANS 'NATURAL/BIRTH' OR ADOPTIVE PARENT, BUT NOT STEP-PARENT"
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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