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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableIDENT1E
LabelWhich is R's 1st self-description? E270
Question text Some people say that whether they feel British or English is not as important as other things about them. Other people say their national identity is the key to who they are. If you had to pick just one thing from this list to describe yourself - something that is very important to you when you think of yourself - what would it be?
Responses
1 Working class 222
2 British 290
3 Elderly 79
4 A woman / A man 347
5 Not religious 18
8 A wife / A husband 119
9 A Catholic 42
10 A country person 79
11 A city person 19
13 A Protestant 17
14 A mother / A father 613
15 Middle class 26
16 Black 33
17 Retired 88
18 Religious 42
21 A working person 265
22 Young 68
23 White 36
24 English 209
26 Asian 17
27 Unemployed 16
28 Other (WRITE IN) 73
29 (None of these) 34
98 Don't know 8
99 Not answered 1
-2 Skp,Scots and Welsh 526
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsCard D12
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.
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