Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableDPRHELP
LabelR seek help for depression from whom AB542
Question text Suppose you developed serious depression and wanted to seek help. Who would you turn to first for help? Please take your answer from this card.
Responses
1 NHS doctor/ GP 1360
2 Private counsellor or psychotherapist 89
3 A friend/ someone in my family 748
4 A helpline, such as NHS Direct or the Sa 41
5 Someone else 29
6 (This would never happen to me) 3
7 (I would not seek help) 14
8 Don't know 8
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp, C version 2139
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E5
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.