Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSETASID1
LabelPay set aside land fr organcfarmingBC552
Question text Modern methods of farming mean it now takes less land to produce the same amount of food. Please say how much you are in favour of or against each of these ways of paying farmers to use their spare land. Remember that if this happened on a large scale, income tax or VAT might have to go up to meet the costs. First, how much are you in favour of or against paying farmers to change to organic farming which takes more land?
Responses
1 Strongly in favour 278
2 In favour 739
3 Neither in favour nor against 548
4 Against 384
5 Strongly against 69
8 Don't know 48
9 Not Answered 17
-2 Skp, A version 1060
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD H1
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.