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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableTradeOf8
LabelTorture in GB jails:tackle terrorismB551
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?) Torturing people held in British jails who are suspected of involvement in terrorism to get information from them, if this is the only way this information can be obtained.
Responses
1 Definitely unacceptable as it reduces pe 626
2 Probably unacceptable as it reduces peop 196
3 Probably a price worth paying to reduce 133
4 Definitely a price worth paying to reduc 96
8 Don't know 24
9 Not answered 0
-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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