Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableDole
LabelOpinion unemployment benefit level Q246
Question text Opinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people. Which of these two statements comes closest to your own view... benefits for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship, or, benefits for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs; Neither; BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP BUT CAN'T BE HIGHER OR THERE WOULD BE NO INCENTIVE TO WORK BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP TO SOME, WHILE OTHERS DO WELL OUT OF IT; ABOUT RIGHT/IN BETWEEN; other answer (WRITE IN)?
Responses
1 benefits too low 736
2 benefits too high 1763
3 (Neither) 528
4 edit only:BOTH:HARDSHip needed 2
5 edit only:BOTH:HARDSHip some 12
6 edit only:ABT RIGHT/IN BETWEEN 12
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 65
8 Don't know 122
9 Not answered 0
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DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2006
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.