Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableGvPriU1
LabelGovernment agencies or private companies be best to help unemployed find work? BCD273
Question text Some people think that government agencies would be best at helping long-term unemployed people find work, and making sure they are actively seeking work. Others think private companies would be better. Please say, for each of the following, who you think would be best at... making sure services go to the people who need them most?
Responses
1 Definitely government 1189
2 Probably government 973
3 Probably private companies 586
4 Definitely private companies 132
5 (SPONTANEOUS: Neither / other answer) 54
6 (SPONTANEOUS: Same / no difference) 58
8 Don't know 102
9 Not answered 0
-2 Skip, version A 1030
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B14
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.