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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableSPENMOST
LabelMost is spent now on what area spendQ644
Question text Here are some areas of government spending. Look through the card and pick out the one area that you think has the largest amount of money spent on it at the moment. Please read through the whole list before deciding.
Responses
1 Education 253
2 Defence 597
3 Health 844
4 Housing 43
5 Public transport 28
6 Roads 61
7 Police and prisons 113
8 Social security benefits 1032
9 Help for industry 27
10 Overseas aid 132
98 Don't know 145
99 Not answered 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsCard G5
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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