Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableMoneyRet
LabelShould young people spend or saveA2.35BC2.9
Question text And which of these statements comes closest to your own view? Young people should spend their money while they are young and worry about saving for retirement when they are older OR young people should start saving for their retirement as soon as they can even if they have to cut back on other things.
Responses
1 Spend+worry later 378
2 Save+cut back soon 1904
8 Can't choose 316
9 Not answered 11
-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.