Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableDprHelp
LabelHelp for depression from whom? Q395
Question text Suppose you developed serious depression and wanted to seek help. Who would you turn to first for help? Please take your answer from this card.
Responses
1 NHS doctor/ GP 1282
2 Private counsellor or psychotherapist 64
3 A friend/ someone in my family 709
4 A helpline, such as NHS Direct or the Sa 24
5 Someone else 37
6 (This would never happen to me) 4
7 (I would not seek help) 15
8 Don't know 8
9 Not answered 0
-2 Skp,B+C versions 2147
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D4
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.