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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
Variable Details
| Variable | DOLE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Opinion on unemployment benefit level Q183 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Opinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people. Which of these two statements comes closest to your own view.... benefits for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship, or benefits for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | EDIT ONLY: BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP BUT CAN'T BE HIGHER OR THERE WOULD BE NO INCENTIVE TO WORK. EDIT ONLY: BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP TO SOME, WHILE OTHERS DO WELL OUT OF IT. EDIT ONLY: ABOUT RIGHT/IN BETWEEN. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |
