Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableCpIndNCh
LabelHow pay unemployed couple?A2.43C2.7D2.10
Question text Think of a couple living together without children who are both unemployed. Which one of these statements comes closest to your view about how their unemployment benefits should be paid? They should get paid as a couple, meaning only one of them is required to look for work or they should get paid as two individuals, meaning both of them are required to look for work.
Responses
1 As couple=1 look work 305
2 Individuals=2 look work 2198
8 Can't choose 180
9 Not answered 16
-2 Skp, B version 860
-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.