Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableSICKWK2
LabelSick/disabled not attend job centre talk BC231
Question text Now think about someone on long-term sickness or disability benefits. Which of these statements 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, their benefits should be stopped.
Responses
1 shd not affect benefit 1363
2 reduce a little 1019
3 reduce a lot 308
4 stop benefit 432
7 (Other (PLEASE WRITE IN)) 113
8 Don't know 36
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp, A version 1160
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
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.