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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableIdent1N
LabelWhich is Respondents 1st self-description Q770
Question text People differ in how they think of or describe themselves. If you had to pick just one thing from this list to describe yourself - something that is important to you when you think of yourself - what would it be?
Responses
1 Working class 444
2 Elderly 125
3 A woman / A man 531
4 Not religious 45
5 A wife / A husband / A partner 244
6 A Catholic 31
7 A country person 94
8 A city person 32
9 A Protestant 13
10 A mother / A father 760
11 Middle class 85
12 Black 18
13 Retired 132
14 Religious 47
15 A working person 331
16 Young 85
17 White 44
18 Asian 26
19 Unemployed 13
20 Other (WRITE IN) 94
21 (None of thesenofurth) 27
98 Don't know 12
99 Not answered 7
-2 Skp,D version 1050
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K6
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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