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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Variable Details
| Variable | HELPSTND | |||||||||||||||
| Label | Govt/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' | |||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||
| Location | British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998 | |||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | SHOW CARD H8 (VERSIONS A & B) | |||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National | |||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |
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