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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariablePENXPCT1
LabelMain income source when R retires? BC1182
Question text When you have retired and have stopped doing paid work, where do you think most of your income will come from?
Responses
1 State retirement pension 679
2 A company or occupational pension 833
3 A personal or stakeholder pension 376
4 Other savings or investments 317
5 From somewhere else (WRITE IN) 26
7 Earnings from job/still working 9
8 Don't know 81
9 Not answered 10
-3 Skp,retired 777
-2 Skp, A version 1160
-1 Skp,too old 164
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD X1O. IF RESPONDENT SAYS 'SPOUSE/ PARTNER'S COMPANY/OCCUPATIONAL PENSION', CODE AS 'A COMPANY/OCCUPATIONAL PENSION'. SIMILARLY FOR STATE AND PERSONAL/STAKEHOLDER PENSIONS.
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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