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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableLIFTLOA1
LabelR do if see lifter v.heavy work loadQ602
Question text Suppose the following happened at your (last) place of work: You (notice/noticed) someone trying to lift a very heavy load on their own. Which, if any, of the things on this card would you (do/have done) first? Leave it to my employer to notice and deal with; deal with it myself; speak to my employer's health and safety officer; speak to my employer directly; speak to a trade union representative; speak to the local authority; speak to the Health and Safety Executive; speak to the police; speak to a solicitor; speak to a newspaper, radio or television; other?
Responses
1 Leave2employer2notice+deal with 154
2 Deal with it myself 1483
3 Speak2employer health+safety 195
4 Speak2employer directly 323
5 Speak2tu representative 22
6 Speak2local authority 2
7 Speak2health+Safety Executive 18
8 Speak to police 0
9 Speak to solicitor 3
10 Speak2newspaper,radio TV 0
97 Other (WRITE IN) 26
98 Don't know 33
99 Not answered 3
-4 Skp,self-emp worked 279
-3 Skp,wait for work 11
-1 Skp,not work 10yr 735
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsCard F4
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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