Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableImpBen1
LabelWhat government can do to improve the benefit system? BCD255
Question text There are different things the government can do to improve the benefit system. Which, if any, of these do you think should be the government's highest priority? Making sure those who are entitled to money claim it. Targeting benefits only at those who really need them. Rewarding those who work or look for work. Making sure those who save are not penalised. Providing benefits for those who cannot work. Making sure payments are fast and accurate. Reducing fraud.
Responses
1 Making sure those who are entitled to money claim it 486
2 Targeting benefits only at those who really need them 763
3 Rewarding those who work or look for work 568
4 Making sure those who save are not penalised 493
5 Providing benefits for those who cannot work 181
6 Making sure payments are fast and accurate 114
7 Reducing fraud 459
8 (None of these) 12
98 Don't know 18
99 Not answered 0
-2 Skip, version A 1030
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B5 ENTER ONE CODE ONLY FOR HIGHEST PRIORITY
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.