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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableEARNFAIR
LabelIs your pay fair? A2.16
Question text Is your pay fair? We are not asking about what you do earn, nor what you would like to earn - but what you feel is fair given your skills and effort. Is your pay... much less than is fair, a little less than is fair, about fair for me, a little more than is fair, much more than is fair?
Responses
1 Much less thn fair 103
2 Little less thn fair 285
3 About fair for me 317
4 Little more thn fair 34
5 Much more thn fair 4
6 R never had job 6
8 Can't choose 36
9 Not answered 19
-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"IF NOT WORKING NOW, PLEASE TELL ABOUT YOUR LAST JOB. Please 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.
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