Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableMSTWORK
LabelUnemp recent work benefit>LT unemp? Q179
Question text Suppose two people go to claim unemployment benefit. One person has just become unemployed through no fault of their own after working for a long time and the other person has not worked for a long time. Do you think that the person who has recently worked should be entitled to more unemployment benefit than the person who had not worked for a long time, the same amount, less benefit, or, no unemployment benefit at all?
Responses
1 more unemp.beneft 862
2 the same amount 2151
3 less benefit 147
4 no benefit at all 10
5 EDIT ONLY: IT DEPENDS 48
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 21
8 Don't know 45
9 Not answered 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
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.