Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableHSAREA9
LabelStaffing level of nurses in hospitals A2.11cB2.29c
Question text From what you know or have heard, please tick a box for each of the items below to show whether you think the National Health Service in your area is, on the whole satisfactory or in need of improvement. Staffing level of nurses in hospitals.
Responses
1 Need lot improvement 553
2 Need som improvement 761
3 Satisfactory 392
4 Very good 86
8 Don't know 0
9 Not Answered 53
-2 Skp, C version 1776
-1 No self-completn 811
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
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.