Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariablePAYGAP
LabelPay gap at place of work [if employee] Q393
Question text Thinking of the highest and the lowest paid people at your place of work, how would you describe the gap between their pay, as far as you know? Please choose a phrase from this card.
Responses
1 Much too big a gap 289
2 Too big 441
3 About right 651
4 Too small 47
5 Much too small a gap 6
7 OTHER ANSWERS 0
8 Dont know 88
9 Not answered 5
-1 Skp,not employee 1899
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E3
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.