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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Variable Details
| Variable | PenBase | |||||||||||||||
| Label | Base pension on contributions/needACD273 | |||||||||||||||
| Question text | Which of the statements on this card comes closest to your view? The amount of state pension a person gets should be based on their contributions through taxation, even if this means that those who take time out from working, for example to bring up children, get less money, OR, the amount of state pension a person gets should be based on their need, even if this means someone who has periods of not working might get more than someone who has worked all their life. | |||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||
| Location | British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005 | |||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | CARD (B7/B6/B8). | |||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National | |||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |
