Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableOUTPAT2
LabelWait to be seen within 1/2 hr ? AB218
Question text Now suppose you had a back problem and your GP referred you to a hospital out-patients' department. From what you know or have heard, please say whether you think when you arrived, the doctor would see you within half an hour of your appointment time?
Responses
1 Definitely would 123
2 Probably would 586
3 Probably would not 939
4 Definitely would not 504
8 Don't know 36
9 Not answered 0
-2 Skp, C version 1099
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsCard C2
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.