Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableWAGEXPCT
LabelExpect wages next year [if employee]Q386
Question text If you stay in this job, would you expect your wages or salary over the coming year to rise by more than the cost of living, rise by the same as the cost of living, rise by less than the cost of living, or, not to rise at all?
Responses
1 rise>the cost of living 405
2 rise=the cost of living 704
3 rise<the cost of living 254
4 not2rise at all 116
5 (Will not stay in job) 26
8 Don't know 28
9 Not answered 5
-1 Skp, not employee 1749
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.