Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariablePoverty2
LabelPoverty: only afford to eat and live Q259
Question text (Would you say someone in Britain was or was not in poverty...) if they had enough to eat and live, but not enough to buy other things they needed?
Responses
1 Was in poverty 1598
2 Was not 1564
8 Don't know 78
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.