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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSOCSPND2
LabelGovernment spend on benefits for disabled who cannot work? S492
Question text Would you like to see more or less government spending than now? Benefits for disabled people who cannot work
Responses
1 Spend much more 146
2 Spend more 865
3 Spend the same as now 403
4 Spend less 30
5 Spend much less 4
8 Don't know 33
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp,Welsh sample 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsCARD
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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