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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Variable Details
| Variable | VOLACT1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Political volunteer work last 12 months? AB2.22a S2.14a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Have you done any voluntary activity in the past 12 months in any of the following areas? Voluntary activity is unpaid work, not just belonging to an organisation or group. It should be of service or benefit to the people or the community and not only to one's family for personal friends. During the last 12 months did you do volunteer work in any of the following areas? Political activities (helping political parties, political movements, election campaigns, etc.). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | "Please tick one box on each line. If the same voluntary activity falls under two or more categories listed above, please report it only once under the first relevant category. For example, if you were involved in political campaigning For a candidate endorsed by a church or religious group, you would report it under 'Political activities' not under 'Religious and church-related activities'. " | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |
