Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableSchAffd
LabelSay a parent cannot afford to pay the bus fare to far school? AB593
Question text Say a parent on a low income wanted to send a child of theirs to a school some distance from their home, because they thought that school was better than the local school. But they cannot afford to pay the bus fare every day. What do you think should happen?
Responses
1 The child should go to a local school 964
2 The government should pay the bus fare 974
8 Don't know 83
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skip, C+D versions 2102
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD G6
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.