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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005

Variable Details

VariableM236_16
LabelWays the gov should be contributing to reducing poverty in developing countries
Question text On this card is a list of ways in which the UK Government could contribute to reducing poverty in developing countries. I'd like you to tell me in which three ways, if any, you think they should be contributing to reducing poverty, starting with the most important and then the next most important and so on.
Responses
1 Providing financial support and other types of aid such as t 332
2 Working for a fairer world trading system 222
3 Encouraging increased private sector investment 20
4 Reducing conflict and war 333
5 Working to improve the effectiveness of international organi 28
6 Working to cancel the debts owed by developing countries 218
7 Other (please specify) 23
8 None of these 44
998 Refused 0
999 Don't know 0
98 Refused 3
99 Don't know 26
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C236_16. Enter most important.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year thereafter.
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