Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableDPAYRESP
LabelR think imp decid pay:responsibltyA2.15a
Question text In deciding how much people ought to earn, how important should each of these things be, in your opinion? First, the amount of responsibility that goes with the job - how important do you think that ought to be in deciding pay?
Responses
1 Essential 177
2 Very important 416
3 Fairly important 180
4 Not very important 10
5 Notatall important 2
8 Can't choose 6
9 Not answered 13
-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 InstructionsPlease tick one box only
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.