Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableSCIRISKS
LabelGo ahead if risks are clear/unclear? B2.53C2.43
Question text Do you agree with the opinion at the top, the opinion at the bottom, or are your views somewhere in between? We should only be prepared to go ahead with new developments in science and technology when the risks involved are clear <-----> We must accept that there will always be unknown risks if we want to make progress in science and technology.
Responses
1 Clear risks 486
2 412
3 313
4 429
5 319
6 215
7 Even unknown risks 167
8 Can't choose 253
9 Not answered 55
-2 Skp, A version 972
-1 No self-completn 811
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
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.