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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variabletq85
LabelCombined-Main Source of Household Income
Responses
1 Earnings from employment (own or spouse) 2792
2 Occupaional pension(s) 408
3 Private pension(s) 134
4 State retirement or widows pension(s) 761
5 Jobseekers allowance/unemployment benefit 102
6 Pension credit/minimum income guarantee 89
7 Invality, sickness or disabled pension 201
8 Other state benefit or tax credit 103
9 Interest from savings or investments 41
10 Student grant, bursary or loans 53
11 Dependent on parents/other relatives 32
12 Other main source 37
98 Don't know 28
99 Refusal, Not Answered 7
9999 Refusal 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
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.
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