Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableDOLE
LabelOpinion on unemployment benefitlevelQ425
Question text Opinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people. Which of these two statements comes closest to your own view... benefits for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship, or, benefits for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs?
Responses
1 benefits2low+hardship 927
2 benefits2high+dis.jobs 1421
3 (Neither) 553
4 Hardship+job incentive needed 9
5 Hardship+oth.do well 40
6 ABOUT RIGHT/IN BETWEEN 15
7 Other answer 66
8 Don't know 113
9 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
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.