Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariableGOVCOMP
LabelPolitics and government too complicated to understand? Q535
Question text (Please choose a phrase from this card to say how much you agree or disagree with the following statements) Sometimes politics and government seem so complicated that a person like me cannot really understand what is going on.
Responses
1 Agree strongly 414
2 Agree 1134
3 Neither agree nor disagree 190
4 Disagree 467
5 Disagree strongly 70
8 Dont know 14
9 Not answered 4
-2 Skp, C version 1133
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F2
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.