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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariablePoolInc
LabelUnmarried couple organise money? Q442
Question text Imagine an unmarried couple living together with young children. Both the man and woman work part-time, but he earns more. They share the childcare between them. Which of the options on this card do you think is the best way for them to organise their money as a couple?
Responses
1 pool some income equally 440
2 pool income man more 516
3 share bills equally 232
4 share bills man more 185
5 all income together 1716
6 Some other arrangement (WRITE IN) 19
7 EDIT ONLY: Both pool an equal proportion 6
8 EDIT ONLY: The couple should decide 5
98 Don't know 75
99 Not answered 3
-2 Skp, A version 1093
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F11
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.
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