Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableOUTPAT1
LabelAppointment within 3 months back prbQ215
Question text Now suppose you had a back problem and your GP referred you to a hospital out-patients' department. From what you know or have heard, please say whether you think you would get an appointment within three months?
Responses
1 Definitely would 345
2 Probably would 1158
3 Probably would not 1082
4 Definitely would not 460
8 Don't know 97
9 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD D2
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.