Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableGNMENTAL
LabelR agree use pre-natal test mental disability? Q792
Question text Genetic tests can also be carried out on an unborn child. Do you agree or disagree with parents using such tests to help them decide whether or not to have a child that has serious mental disability and would never be able to live an independent life?
Responses
1 Agree strongly 751
2 Agree 1420
3 Neither agree nor disagree 402
4 Disagree 387
5 Disagree strongly 204
8 Don't know 95
9 Not answered 13
-2 Skp, A version 1160
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD H7
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.