Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableOUTPAT1
LabelAppointment within 3 months back prbQ469
Question text Now suppose you had a back problem and your GP referred you to a hospital out-patients' department. From what you know or have heard, please say whether you think you would get an appointment within three months?
Responses
1 Definitely would 314
2 Probably would 1116
3 Probably would not 1082
4 Definitely would not 467
8 Don't know 159
9 Not answered 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD D7
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.