Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableSICKWK3
LabelSick/disabled not go jobcentre talk C195
Question text Now think about someone on long-term sickness or disability benefits. Which of the following comes closest to what you think should happen to their benefits if they did not go to the job centre every year or so to talk about ways in which they might find work? Their benefits should not be affected, their benefits should be reduced a little, their benefits should be reduced a lot, or, their benefits should be stopped.
Responses
1 shd not affect benefit 468
2 reduce a little 411
3 reduce a lot 84
4 stop benefit 121
7 (Other (PLEASE WRITE IN)) 48
8 Don't know 15
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp,A+B version 2287
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
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.