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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSHDPAYME
LabelJob shd pay:R's own occupation? A2.6j
Question text How much do you think they should earn each year before taxes, regardless of what they actually get? Someone in your occupation - about how much ought they to earn? If you are not working now, please think about your last occupation.
Responses
350 1
1000 2
1500 1
1560 1
2000 2
2500 1
3000 3
3500 2
4000 1
5000 6
5500 1
5700 1
6000 4
6500 1
7000 4
7500 2
7800 1
8000 6
8320 1
8500 1
9000 12
9500 1
10000 35
10400 1
10500 2
10560 1
11000 5
11500 1
12000 40
12500 4
13000 12
14000 19
15000 79
15500 2
15600 3
16000 24
16500 1
17000 5
17500 7
18000 29
18200 1
18800 1
19000 2
20000 87
20800 1
21000 2
22000 9
22500 3
23000 5
24000 4
25000 61
26000 4
27000 2
28000 5
30000 37
32000 1
33000 1
34000 2
35000 12
36000 3
37000 1
40000 16
45000 2
50000 13
52000 1
55000 1
60000 2
65000 1
70000 1
80000 2
90000 1
100000 3
1000000 1
9999997 12
9999998 29
9999999 150
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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