Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableDOLE
LabelOpinion on unemployment benefitlevelQ174
Question text Opinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people. Which of these two statements comes closest to your own view... benefits for unemployed people are two low and cause hardship or, benefits for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs?
Responses
1 benefits2low+hardship 1022
2 benefits2high+dis.jobs 1331
3 (Neither) 563
4 Hardship+job incentive needed 10
5 Hardship+oth.do well 16
6 ABOUT RIGHT/IN BETWEEN 11
7 Other answer 69
8 Don't know 118
9 Not answered 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
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.