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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableRelMLIll
LabelMS/severe arthritus marry close rlACD640
Question text And what if it was a person who has a long-term health condition which seriously affects their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) or severe arthritis (who was marrying your close relative)? (How comfortable or uncomfortable do you think you would feel with this?)
Responses
1 Very comfortable with this 185
2 Fairly comfortable with this 389
3 Fairly uncomfortable with this 192
4 Very uncomfortable with this 45
5 (Don t know what this means) 2
8 Don't know 24
9 Not answered 0
-2 Skp, B version 1075
-1 Skp,1,2,3 random grp 2356
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E4 AGAIN.
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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