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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

Variablemarshd1
LabelMarried with 0 kids split:should pay alimonyQ334
Question text I would now like you to think about a married couple who have been together 10 years. They have no children, but one of them has a much higher income than the other. They then split up. In these circumstances, do you think the partner with the lower income should be able to claim financial support from the other partner?
Responses
1 Definitely should 360
2 Probably should 475
3 Probably should not 411
4 Definitely shld not 342
8 Don't know 48
9 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D2
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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