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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableWHPAPER
LabelWhich paper? [reads 3+times]Q147
Question text Which one [morning newspaper] do you normally read? If more than one: Which one do you read most frequently?
Responses
-1 Skp,not read paper 1587
1 Scot/Daily Express 106
2 Scot/Daily Mail 341
3 Daily Mirror/Record 339
4 Daily Star 36
5 The Sun 386
7 Daily Telegraph 158
8 Financial Times 19
9 The Guardian 74
10 The Independent 29
11 The Times 101
12 Morning Star 0
94 Other Irish/Northern Irish/Scottish regi 104
95 Other (WRITE IN) 4
96 EDIT ONLY: MORE THAN ONE WITH EQUAL FREQ 2
98 Don't know 1
99 Not answered 0
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.
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