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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 1999

Variable Details

VariableM197_12
LabelAverage earnings correct?
Question text Do you think the average earnings figures give a correct or a misleading picture of what is happening to earnings?
Responses
1 Generally correct 444
2 Sometimes correct misleading 315
3 Generally misleading 457
4 Don t know 127
Sysmiss 551
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C197.6 IF RESPONDENT GIVES ANY COMMENT ABOUT THE EARNINGS FIGURES ENTER THIS IN NEXT QUESITON
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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