Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey

Variable Details

Variableaq56
LabelMain Source of Household Income
Question text Which of these is the main source of income for you (and your husband/wife/partner) at present?
Responses
1 Earnings from employment (own or spouse 2125
2 Occupational pension(s) - from previous 297
3 Private pension(s) 98
4 State retirement or widow s pension(s) 549
5 Jobseeker s Allowance/ Unemployment bene 80
6 Pension Credit/ Minimum Income Guarantee 67
7 Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension 152
8 Other state benefit or tax credit (WRITE 74
9 Interest from savings or investments 29
10 Student grant, bursary or loans 35
11 Dependent on parents/other relatives 23
12 Other main source (WRITE IN) 27
98 Refused 25
99 Don't know 7
999 NA 1203
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD FF. IF ‘other state benefit or tax credit’ AT [Aq56], [OthSpe24], WRITE IN OTHER ANSWER GIVEN. OPEN QUESTION (MAXIMUM OF 60 CHARACTERS). IF ‘other main source’ AT [Aq56], [OthSpe25], WRITE IN OTHER ANSWER GIVEN. OPEN QUESTION (MAXIMUM OF 60 CHARACTERS).
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2005.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study. The dataset contains both pre- and post-election survey waves.