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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariableCOHBSHD2
LabelCohabitee woman should have residential rights? Q275
Question text Imagine another unmarried couple without children who have been living together for ten years and live in a house bought in the man's name. Say he dies without making a will. Do you think the woman should or should not have the same rights to remain in this home as she would if she had been married to the man?
Responses
1 Definitely should 2407
2 Probably should 749
3 Probably should not 142
4 Definitely should not 93
8 Dont know 35
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C8
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.
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