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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableTRNEM1
LabelWho shld pay for necessary training?Q697
Question text Now some questions about training. Please say, from this card, who you think should mainly be responsible for paying for training for employees... where the training is necessary for the work that they do?
Responses
1 Mainly the govt 346
2 Mainly the employer 2598
3 Mainly a person and their family 32
4 Someone else (WRITE IN) 1
5 (Mixture) 114
8 Don't know 46
9 Not answered 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD E11
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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