Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableNHSPRIV2
LabelR favour cut hospice terminaly illA2.48b
Question text Other people say the NHS should cut down on certain treatments or services that should be provided instead by private medicine or charities. With this aim, how much would you be in favour of, or against, the NHS cutting down on hospice care for the terminally ill?
Responses
1 Strongly favour 25
2 In favour 59
3 Neither for or against 100
4 Against 343
5 Strongly against 221
8 Can't choose 23
9 Not answered 33
-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 on each line
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.