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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableCTRYPAY2
LabelWho next resp.look aftr countryside?Q898
Question text And which one do you feel should have the next most responsibility? [Look after the countryside] 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 Skp,none most responsible 27
1 The general public through income tax an 139
2 Everyone who lives in the countryside, t 228
3 Visitors and holidaymakers through fees 187
4 The farming community through their prof 107
5 Other businesses and industries in the c 316
6 (None of these) 15
8 Don't know 10
9 Not answered 46
-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.
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