Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableHospAffd
LabelCannot afford the train to far hospital more than 100 miles from home? AB594
Question text And say someone on a low income, who needed hospital treatment, decided they wanted to go to a hospital more than 100 miles from their home, because they thought they would get better treatment there. But they cannot afford the train or bus fare to get there. What do you think should happen?
Responses
1 They should go to a local hospital 1188
2 The government should pay the train or bus fare 752
8 Don't know 80
9 Not answered 2
-2 Skip, C+D versions 2102
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD G7
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.