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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 1999

Variable Details

VariableSPEC16
LabelOther most important way of reducing world poverty specified
Question text Please specify other [way you think the UK Government should be contributing to reducing poverty].
Responses
EDUCATION IN THE DEVEOPING COUNTRIES 1
Educating people to help themselves is the key 1
Ending political corruption in Developing countries should be priority. 1
MEDICAL SUPPLYS 1
Send people to sort it out 1
They need food 1
birth control 1
collect not cancel the debts 1
education 3
education in resources management 1
ensure money goes to right bodies not corruption 1
forming coalition with other countries to ban the sale of arms to developing countries 1
help poorer countries become self-sufficient 1
help with birth control 1
helping them to help themselves as money doesn't go to right places/it goes to the govt insted of to poor people, been proved that. like if they go and help them dig for water its a lot better 1
link aid to schemes free from corruption/that reducecorruption 1
provide an education programme 1
provide more food 1
provide small wells 1
providing market to enable them to sell goods 1
respondant thinks the governments of the countries should be stabilised before monetary aid is given 1
stamp out corruption 1
start in this country 1
stop selling arms 1
support developing infrastructures of developing governments 1
talk to the governments concerned 1
to ensure aid given is linked to and conditional on political and economic reforms 1
we need to sort britain out first 1
we should provide know-how/expertise, NOT money 1
working to improve birth control 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 1999
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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