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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSHDPAY10
LabelJob should pay:unskilled factry wrkA2.6h
Question text How much do you think they should earn each year before taxes, regardless of what they actually get? An unskilled worker in a factory.
Responses
1400 2
2500 1
2600 1
3000 1
4000 4
4500 1
5000 4
6000 9
7000 7
7500 2
7800 1
8000 27
8320 1
8500 4
9000 25
9500 3
10000 160
10400 5
10500 4
11000 15
12000 101
12500 8
13000 23
13500 1
14000 19
14500 1
15000 111
15600 1
16000 12
17000 7
18000 19
18200 1
19000 1
20000 38
22000 1
24000 2
25000 5
26000 1
30000 1
52000 1
80000 1
81000 1
500000 1
9999998 29
9999999 141
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.
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