Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSHDPAY6
LabelJob should pay:skilled factory wrkrA2.6a
Question text Next, what do you think people in these jobs ought to be paid - how much do you think they should earn each year before taxes, regardless of what they actually get? First, about how much do you think a skilled worker in a factory should earn.
Responses
2000 2
3000 1
5000 3
7000 2
8000 5
10000 29
10400 1
10560 1
11000 6
12000 32
12500 2
13000 11
13500 2
14000 17
15000 120
15500 3
15600 5
16000 34
16500 3
17000 13
17500 4
18000 48
18200 2
18500 1
19000 4
20000 147
20800 1
21000 1
21500 1
22000 13
22500 1
23000 4
24000 5
25000 64
26000 4
26026 1
27500 1
28000 2
30000 25
35000 1
40000 6
50000 2
9999998 28
9999999 146
10000000 Never had a job 0
-2 Skp,B+C versions 1646
-1 No self-completn 693
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer Instructions"Please write in how much they should earn each year, before tax."
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.