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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableIDENT2E
LabelWhich is R's 2nd self-description? E272
Question text And what would the second most important thing be? [how you describe yourself]
Responses
0 Skp,no further ident 43
1 Working class 152
2 British 249
3 Elderly 91
4 A woman / A man 289
5 Not religious 40
8 A wife / A husband 308
9 A Catholic 35
10 A country person 96
11 A city person 42
13 A Protestant 25
14 A mother / A father 381
15 Middle class 61
16 Black 10
17 Retired 112
18 Religious 54
21 A working person 302
22 Young 74
23 White 80
24 English 184
26 Asian 14
27 Unemployed 18
28 Other (WRITE IN) 49
29 (None of these/No further answer) 46
98 Don't know 6
99 Not answered 0
-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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