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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableLords00
LabelWhat should happen to the House of Lords? [appointed or elected] B240
Question text Which of the statements on this card comes closest to your view about what should happen to the House of Lords? All or most of its members should be appointed. All or most of its members should be elected. It should contain roughly an equal number of appointed and elected members. It should be abolishe.
Responses
1 All/most appointed 70
2 All or most elected 281
3 equal appointed+elected 393
4 should be abolished 133
8 Don't know 113
9 Not answered 2
-2 Skip, A+C+D versions 3132
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD A5
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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