Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableMEANSEND
LabelWrongs can be justified/not justified if benefits great enough B2.54C2.44
Question text Now thinking more generally about right and wrong. Do you agree with opinion at the top, the opinion at the bottom, or are your views somewhere in between? Things we might consider to be wrong can sometimes be justified if the benefits are great enouch <-----> Some things should never be done, no matter what the benefits might be.
Responses
1 Wrong justified 106
2 241
3 391
4 480
5 259
6 295
7 Never do 487
8 Can't choose 329
9 Not answered 61
-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.