Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableWhenSave
LabelPeople must save for retirement at age? Q278
Question text Some people regularly put money aside into pensions or savings for their retirement. When do you think a person needs to start doing this in order to be sure of having a decent standard of living when they retire... in their 20s or earlier, their 30s, 40s, 50s, or 60s?
Responses
1 20s or earlier 2458
2 their 30s 480
3 40s 101
4 50s 23
5 60s 5
6 (Not necessary to do this/Never) 80
8 Don't know 51
9 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
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.