Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableCoupUB
LabelLet claim benefit:one of couple? ACD277
Question text Thinking about a couple living together without children. One person is working and the other person is looking for work. Should the person looking for work... be able to claim unemployment benefits regardless of their partner's income, only be able to claim if their partner has a low income, or, not be able to claim unemployment benefits at all?
Responses
1 be able2claim unemployment benefit 1240
2 partner low income 1682
3 not able2claim unemployment benefit 212
8 Don't know 58
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp, B version 1075
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
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.