Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariablePoverty1
LabelPoverty: not afford things people take for granted Q258
Question text Would you say that someone in Britain was or was not in poverty if... they had enough to buy the things they really needed, but not enough to buy the things most people take for granted?
Responses
1 Was in poverty 711
2 Was not 2450
8 Don't know 79
9 Not answered 0
-2 Skp,D version 1050
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.