Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableDPAYCHLD
LabelR think imp decid pay:support chldA2.15e
Question text In deciding how much people ought to earn, how important should each of these things be, in your opinion? Whether the person has children to support - how important should that be in deciding pay?
Responses
1 Essential 73
2 Very important 206
3 Fairly important 232
4 Not very important 165
5 Notatall important 95
8 Can't choose 21
9 Not answered 12
-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.