Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableMeanSPa
LabelState pension for low income/for allQ296
Question text Now, suppose the government has a set amount of money to spend on state pensions. Which of these do you think is the best way to spend that money... pensioners on low incomes should get a higher state pension, even if that means they have to fill in forms to prove it, or, every pensioner should get the same state pension even if that means money goes to pensioners who don't really need it? (Other answer - please specify)
Responses
1 pensioners on low incomes should get 641
2 every pensioner should get the same 403
3 (Other answer - please specify) 9
8 Don't know 7
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp, C version 1053
-1 Skp,even serial numbers 1085
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsIF ASKED, YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS IS ABOUT MEANS TESTING
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.