Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariablePGDDIE
LabelGene test right if danger child die early? Q695
Question text Still thinking about genetically testing eggs outside the woman's body. Suppose a couple were likely to have a child which would live in good health, but then would die in its twenties or thirties. Do you think it would be right or not right for them to have this sort of treatment?
Responses
1 Never right 689
2 Sometimes right 861
3 Always right 593
8 Dont know 112
9 Not answered 12
-2 Skp, A version 1159
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K3
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.