Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableHSAREA5
LabelHospital waiting lists non emergency A2.16c B2.45c
Question text From what you know or have heard, please tick a box for each of the items below to show whether you think the National Health Service in your area is, on the whole, satisfactory or in need of improvement. Hospital waiting lists for non-emergency operations.
Responses
1 Need a lot improvement 761
2 Need some improvement 790
3 Satisfactory 289
4 Very good 15
8 Don't know 5
9 Not answered 51
-2 SKp, C version 989
-1 No self-completn 535
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
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.