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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 1999

Variable Details

VariableM236_16
LabelMost important way of reducing world poverty
Question text On this card is a list of ways in which the UK Government could contribute to reducing poverty in developing countries. I'd like you to tell me in which three ways, if any, you think they should be contributing to reducing poverty, starting with the most important and then the next most important and so on. Providing financial support and other types of aid; Debt cancellation; Working to increase trade and investment; Reducing conflict and war; Working to improve the effectiveness of international organisations like the World Bank and the UN.
Responses
1 Providing financial support 325
2 Debt cancellation 586
3 Increase trade and investment 325
4 Reducing conflict and war 382
5 Improve effectiveness of international organisations 99
6 Other 32
7 None of these 91
9 Don't know 35
8 Refused 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C236.16. ENTER MOST IMPORTANT.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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