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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableTimeOff
LabelAsk time off, person understanding? BC461
Question text And now some more questions about your job. I'd like you to think about the person at work you go to if you have to take time off - this may be your supervisor, your line manager or someone else. How understanding would this person be if you had to take time off for family or personal reasons?
Responses
1 Very understanding 603
2 Fairly understanding 303
3 Not very understanding 44
4 Not at all understanding 26
5 Varies2much2say 22
6 (Doesn t have to ask anyone if takes tim 18
8 Don't know 2
9 Not answered 2
-3 Skp,self-employd 153
-2 Skp, A version 1062
-1 Skp,not paid work 964
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F6
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.
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