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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

Variablestpshd3
LabelShould step-dad support child after splitQ365
Question text Let us say the child is aged 12 and the step-father has treated the child as his own for the five years he has been living in the family. Do you think the step-father should or should not be expected to continue providing financial support for the child if his relationship with the child's mother breaks down?
Responses
1 Definitely should 132
2 Probably should 360
3 Probably should not 566
4 Definitely should not 465
8 Don't know 114
9 Not answered 0
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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