Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableP2AGE
LabelPerson 2:age YY Q38
Question text What was (Name's) age last birthday? [Person 2]
Responses
-1 No further person 904
1 17
2 3
3 8
4 9
5 4
6 11
7 12
8 8
9 20
10 11
11 8
12 11
13 15
14 12
15 8
16 17
17 24
18 5
19 11
20 11
21 17
22 15
23 23
24 21
25 25
26 28
27 30
28 46
29 53
30 50
31 42
32 50
33 49
34 52
35 46
36 53
37 47
38 41
39 42
40 52
41 30
42 51
43 40
44 32
45 32
46 40
47 38
48 49
49 46
50 59
51 48
52 29
53 35
54 43
55 37
56 25
57 33
58 37
59 27
60 25
61 27
62 33
63 27
64 27
65 35
66 29
67 23
68 25
69 27
70 20
71 23
72 21
73 8
74 23
75 18
76 12
77 18
78 15
79 9
80 7
81 9
82 5
83 7
84 7
85 2
86 3
87 1
88 1
89 3
91 1
97 97+ 1
98 Don't know 8
99 Not answered 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer Instructions"FOR 97+ YEARS, CODE 97"
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.