Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableDISAB500
LabelRecovering back injury overpdA2.30BC2.14
Question text And now consider this situation: A person has been receiving extra benefit since a back injury stopped him working. Even though he is now well enough to do some types of full-time work he does not tell the benefit office and is £500 in pocket. Do you feel this is wrong or not wrong?
Responses
1 Not wrong 32
2 A bit wrong 262
3 Wrong 1384
4 Seriously wrong 706
8 Can't choose 49
9 Not Answered 17
-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.