Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableGENDSICK
LabelR for gene database for improving illness/disease? Q785
Question text Samples of genetic information can be taken from people and the results kept in a database. Would you be in favour of, or against, setting up such a database if it was used to improve our understanding of illness and disease?
Responses
1 Strongly in favour 1084
2 In favour 1712
3 Neither in favour or against 210
4 Against 127
5 Strongly against 60
8 Don't know 68
9 Not answered 11
-2 Skp, A version 1160
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD H5
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.