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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variablehospaffd
LabelQ6.27 Govt pay travel or go to local hospital?
Question text And say someone on a low income, who needed hospital treatment, decided they wanted to go to a hospital in the UK more than 100 miles from their home, because they thought they would get better treatment there, but they cannot afford the train, bus or ferry fare to get there. What do you think should happen?
Responses
1 They should go to a local hospital 575
2 The government should pay the train, bus ,ferry or flight fa 548
8 Don't know 43
-2 Skip 0
9 Not answered 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2007
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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