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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableREARN
LabelR's gross earnings [if in paid wrk]Q1190
Question text Which of the letters on this card represents your own gross or total earnings, before deduction of income tax and national insurance?
Responses
3 Q ls thn 3999 131
5 T 4000- 5999 144
7 O 6000- 7999 123
8 K 8000- 9999 129
9 L 10000- 11999 138
10 B 12000- 14999 183
11 Z 15000- 17999 152
12 M 18000- 19999 99
13 F 20000- 22999 108
14 J 23000- 25999 105
15 D 26000- 28999 59
16 H 29000- 31999 35
17 C 32000- 34999 23
18 G 35000- 37999 24
19 P 38000- 40999 6
20 N 41000- 43999 9
21 Y 44000 or more 54
98 Don't know 36
99 Not answered 63
-1 Skp,not 10+hr employed 1525
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J9
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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