Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableAGEWIL
LabelWld younger get heart operatn 1st?A2.41a
Question text Now suppose two other equally sick people in the same area go on a waiting list for the same heart operation. In this case one is aged 70, the other 30. Which one do you think would be likely to get the operation first?
Responses
1 30yr old 1st 444
2 70yr old 1st 43
3 No difference 235
8 Can't choose 63
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 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.