Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableHSAREA16
LabelWaiting in outpatientsA2.21oB2.55oC2.20o
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. Time spent waiting in out-patient departments
Responses
1 Need lot improvement 521
2 Need som improvement 1225
3 Satisfactory 678
4 Very good 37
8 Don't know 1
9 Not Answered 69
-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.