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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableTradeOf5
LabelDeny trial by jury:tackle terrorism?B548
Question text Still thinking about measures that have been suggested as ways of tackling the threat of terrorism in Britain. Which of the views on the card comes closest to your own for... denying the right to a trial by jury to people charged with a terrorist-related crime.
Responses
1 Definitely unacceptable as it reduces pe 279
2 Probably unacceptable as it reduces peop 247
3 Probably a price worth paying to reduce 245
4 Definitely a price worth paying to reduc 249
8 Don't know 54
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp,A+C+D versions 3193
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D2.
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.
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