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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableTUSHOUL2
LabelTU/staff ass. most imp[if union WP ]Q628
Question text Listed on the card are a number of things trade unions or staff associations can do. Which, if any, do you think is the most important thing they should try to do at your workplace? UNIONS OR STAFF ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD TRY TO: Improve working conditions; Improve pay; Protect existing jobs; Have more say over how work is done day-to-day; Have more say over management's long-term plans; Work for equal opportunities for women; Work for equal opportunities for ethnic minorities; Reduce pay differences at the workplace.
Responses
1 Improve working conditions 198
2 Improve pay 142
3 Protect existing jobs 249
4 >say how work is done daily 37
5 >say management long-ter 61
6 equal opp.for women 9
7 equal opp.for ethnic 4
8 Reduce pay differences at the workplace 32
90 None of these 17
98 Don't know 10
99 Not answered 35
-2 Skp,no unions 634
-1 Skp,not employee 1718
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD E5
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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