Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableHSAREA2
LabelTime GP gives patient?A2.21bB2.55bC2.20b
Question text From what you know or have heard, please tick a box for each of the items below to show whether you think the National Health Service in your area is, on the whole, satisfactory or in need of improvement. Amount of time GP gives to each patient
Responses
1 Need lot improvement 179
2 Need som improvement 642
3 Satisfactory 1406
4 Very good 257
8 Don't know 1
9 Not Answered 46
-1 No self-completn 615
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box on each line
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.