Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableMeanCBb
LabelChild benefit for low income/for allQ302
Question text Suppose the government has a set amount of money to spend on child benefits. Which of these do you think is the best way to spend that money... only families on low incomes should get child benefits, even if that means they have to fill in forms to prove it, or, every family should get child benefits even if that means money goes to families who don't really need it? (Other answer - please specify)
Responses
1 only families on low incomes should g 735
2 every family should get child benefi 321
3 (Other answer - please specify) 17
8 Don't know 11
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp, C version 1053
-1 Skp,odd serial numbers 1061
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.