Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableACCEXPCT
LabelFriend has right xpct R lie2policeB2.35a
Question text Suppose you were riding in a car driven by a close friend. You know he is going too fast. He hits a pedestrian. He asks you to tell the police that he was obeying the speed limit. Which statement comes closest to your belief about what your friend has a right to expect from you? My friend has a definite right as a friend to expect me to testify that he was obeying the speed limit; My friend has some right as a friend to expect me to testify that he was obeying the speed limit; My friend has no right as a friend to expect me to testify that he was obeying the speed limit.
Responses
1 Definite right 15
2 Some right 81
3 Has no right 641
8 Can't choose 56
9 Not answered 14
-2 Skp,A+C versions 1724
-1 No self-completn 615
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box only
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.