Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableImpBen2
LabelWhat government can do next to improve the benefit system? BCD256
Question text And which next? 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 460
2 Targeting benefits only at those who really need them 629
3 Rewarding those who work or look for work 518
4 Making sure those who save are not penalised 457
5 Providing benefits for those who cannot work 278
6 Making sure payments are fast and accurate 183
7 Reducing fraud 523
8 (None of these) 22
98 Don't know 24
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 AGAIN ENTER ONE CODE ONLY FOR NEXT 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.