Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableHSAREA16
LabelTime waiting outpatient dept A2.16i B2.45i
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. Time spent waiting in out-patient departments.
Responses
1 Need a lot improvement 472
2 Need some improvement 908
3 Satisfactory 446
4 Very good 24
8 Don't know 5
9 Not answered 56
-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.