Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableSingMum3
LabelSng mum+ under sch age chd duty2workD2.1
Question text Thinking about a single mother with a child under school age. Which one of these statements comes closest to your 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 128
2 Duty stay home 292
3 Choose lk everyone 444
8 Can't choose 46
9 Not answered 4
-2 Skp, A+B+C versions 2645
-1 No self-completn 709
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
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.