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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Variable Details
| Variable | VigB | |||||||||||||||
| Label | Scenario pack: card E12: Num hears voices A412 | |||||||||||||||
| Question text | (Name) is a (white/Pakistani) (man/woman). Up until a year ago, life was pretty okay for (Name). But then, things started to change. (He/She) thought that people around (him/her) were making disapproving comments, and talking behind (his/her) back. (Name) was convinced that people were spying on (him/her) and that they could hear what (he/she) was thinking. (Name) lost (his/her) drive to participate in (his/her) usual work and family activities and retreated to (his/her) home, eventually spending most of (his/her) time on (his/her) own. (Name) became so preoccupied with what (he/she) was thinking that (he/she) skipped meals and stopped washing regularly. At night, when everyone else was sleeping, (he/she) was walking back and forth at home. (Name) was hearing voices even though no one else was around. These voices told (him/her) what to do and what to think. (He/She) has been living this way for six months. | |||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||
| Location | British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | SCENARIO PACK: CARD E&[R12Num] PLEASE REFER TO SEPARATE PACK OF SCENARIO CARDS - TURN TO CARD E&[R12Num] AND HAND TO RESPONDENT FOR REFERENCE VERSION A: ASK ALL THROUGHOUT THIS SET OF QUESTIONS. Press 1 and Enter to continue | |||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National | |||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |
