Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableCohbSh15
LabelMarried and worked in business: financial support? Q440
Question text Imagine another couple who have been married for ten years who have no children. While they were together one partner worked unpaid to help build up the other partner's business. The family home is owned by the partner who runs the business, and the partner who worked unpaid does not have any property or income of their own. The couple's relationship has broken down. Should the partner who worked unpaid have a claim for financial provision from the other partner?
Responses
1 Definitely should 2207
2 Probably should 777
3 Probably should not 108
4 Definitely should not 32
8 Don't know 70
9 Not answered 3
-2 Skp, A version 1093
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F9
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.