Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableSICKWK
LabelSick/disabled not go job centre talkQ188
Question text Now think about someone on long-term sickness or disability benefits. Which of the following comes closest to what you think should happen to their benefits if they did not go to the job centre to talk about ways in which they might find work? Their benefits should not be affected, their benefits should be reduced a little, their benefits should be reduced a lot, or, their benefits should be stopped?
Responses
1 shd not affect benefit 1126
2 reduce a little 1234
3 reduce a lot 257
4 stop benefit 449
7 (Other (PLEASE WRITE IN)) 170
8 Don't know 50
9 Not answered 1
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.