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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

Variablehincdif2
LabelClosest view to own:household incomeQ176
Question text Which of the phrases on this card would you say comes closest to your feelings about your household's income these days? Living very comfortably on present income, living comfortably on present income, coping on present income, finding it difficult on present income, finding it very difficult on present income.
Responses
1 Living v.comfortably on present income 138
2 Living comfortably on present income 581
3 Coping present income 689
4 Finding it difficult on present income 177
5 Finding v.difficult on present inc 49
6 Other answer 1
7 (Other answer (WRITE IN)) 0
8 Don't know 2
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCARD A4
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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