Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableCoupMum1
LabelMarried mum with young child has duty to work?A2.31BC2.5
Question text And finally thinking about a married mother with a child under school age. Which one of these statements comes closest to your own view? She has a special duty to go out to work to support her child; She has a special duty to stay at home to look after her child; She should do as she chooses, like everyone else.
Responses
1 Duty to work 212
2 Duty stay home 827
3 Choose lk everyone 1467
8 Can't choose 87
9 Not answered 16
-1 No self-compltn 590
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
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.