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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableIDENT1EB
LabelWhich is R's 1st self-description? AB601
Question text People differ in how they think of or describe themselves. If you had to pick just one thing from this list to describe yourself - something that is very important to you when you think of yourself - what would it be?
Responses
1 Working class 245
2 British 160
3 Elderly 55
4 A woman / A man 214
5 Not religious 12
8 A wife / A husband 101
9 A Catholic 22
10 A country person 46
11 A city person 16
13 A Protestant 3
14 A mother / A father 459
15 Middle class 42
16 Black 20
17 Retired 53
18 Religious 33
21 A working person 163
22 Young 38
23 White 24
24 English 124
26 Asian 16
27 Unemployed 7
28 Other (WRITE IN) 33
29 (None of these) 24
98 Don't know 7
99 Not answered 0
-3 Skp,Scot+Wales versn 376
-2 Skp, C version 2139
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F9/F15
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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