Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableABDIE
LabelR view abortion right kid die in 20sQ738
Question text (Do you think it would be right or not for the woman to have a legal abortion)... if the child was very likely to be born with a condition that meant it would live in good health, but then would die in its twenties or thirties?
Responses
1 Never right 733
2 Sometimes right 900
3 Always right 368
8 Don't know 95
9 Not answered 15
-2 Skp, A version 1035
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F4 (VERSIONS B & C)
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.