Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableHoDecWho
LabelMore patients than hospital places: how decide? A2-32; B2-25
Question text And what about a hospital which has more patients needing heart surgery than the hospital can operate on. Which of these options do you think would be the best way of deciding who should be given an operation? Give priority to those who have been waiting longest, allow doctors to decide who is most in need, hold a ballot to select at random which patients should get an operation. PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY.
Responses
1 Longest wait 447
2 Most in need 1148
3 Hold a random ballot 10
8 Can't choose 100
9 Not answered 48
-2 Skip, versions C and D 1825
-1 No self-completion 546
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
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.