Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableCTRYPAY1
LabelWho most resp.look aftr countryside?Q897
Question text Looking after the countryside costs a great deal of money. From the groups on this card, please say which should have the most responsibility for footing the bill, and which the next most. First, the most responsibility: The general public through income tax and VAT; Everyone who lives in the countryside, through their council taxes; Visitors and holidaymakers through fees and charges; The farming community through their profits; Other businesses and industries in the countryside, through their profits.
Responses
1 The general public through income tax an 480
2 Everyone who lives in the countryside, t 173
3 Visitors and holidaymakers through fees 71
4 The farming community through their prof 58
5 Other businesses and industries in the c 220
6 (None of these) 27
8 Don't know 36
9 Not answered 10
-2 Skp,A+B versions 2071
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD G4 (VERSION 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.