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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableDprHelp
LabelRespondent seek help for depression from whom? ABC407
Question text Suppose you developed serious depression and wanted to seek help. Who would you turn to first for help? Please take your answer from this card.
Responses
1 NHS doctor/ GP 1860
2 Private counsellor or psychotherapist 86
3 A friend/ someone in my family 1001
4 A helpline, such as NHS Direct or the Samaritans 47
5 Someone else 35
6 (This would never happen to me) 9
7 (I would not seek help) 26
8 Don't know 10
9 Not answered 4
-2 Skip, D version 1046
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D4
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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