Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableHELPSTND
LabelGovt/local cnl set'home help'rules? Q846
Question text And thinking about how local councils decide who should get a 'home help', which of the statements on this card comes closest to your view? The government should lay down standards for who gets a 'home help' that all councils have to meet by law; Local councils should be completely free to decide for themselves who should get a 'home help'
Responses
1 Govt lay down standards 1001
2 Local cncl free decide 997
8 Don't know 51
9 Not answered 22
-2 Skp, C version 1075
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD H8 (VERSIONS A & B)
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.