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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableHLTSPND1
LabelHealth services extra spend priority AB527
Question text Here are some groups of people for whom health services are provided. If the government had some extra money to spend on one of these, which, if any, would be your highest priority for extra spending?
Responses
1 Services for babies and young children 598
2 Services for the elderly 778
3 Services for people with mental health p 274
4 Services for people with physical disabi 210
5 Hospice care for the terminally ill 373
6 (None of these) 25
8 Don't know 34
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp, C version 2139
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E3. ENTER ONE CODE ONLY FOR HIGHEST PRIORITY
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.
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