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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2

Variable Details

VariableWIADVIC5
LabelSought information/advice from (5)
Question text Looking at this card, have you sought information or advice from any of these bodies during the last 12 months? PROMPT: This could be in person, over the telephone or through a web-site. Response 5 PROBE: What other ways? UNTIL 'None'.
Responses
1 ACAS 2
2 Department of Trade and Industry 1
3 Other government department or agency (please specify) 3
4 A trade union 0
5 TUC / General Federation of Trade Unions 32
6 Citizens Advice Bureau 4
7 Lawyers 25
8 Other professional bodies (e.g. Chartered Institute of Perso 21
9 None of these 0
10 Other Government Department or Agency 0
95 Other specific answer. EDITOR: PLEASE USE CODES ABOVE IF POS 0
96 Vague/irrelevant answer 0
97 EDITOR CANNOT DEAL WITH 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseCross-section survey: all establishments in Britain with five or more employees and operating in Sections D-O of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2003). The panel element was conducted with managers from establishments that had taken part in the WERS 98 cross-section management survey.;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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