Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableSMUMSCH1
LabelSingle mum with school child has duty to work? A2.7 BC2.36
Question text And what about when the child reaches school age? Which one of these statements comes closest to your view about what the single mother should do? She has a special duty to go out to work to support her child; She has a special duty to stay at home to look after her child; She should do as she chooses, like everyone else.
Responses
1 Duty to work 1277
2 Duty stay home 127
3 Choose lk everyone 1288
8 Can't choose 188
9 Not answered 20
-1 No self-completn 535
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
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.