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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableLitterdo
LabelWhat do you do if you see someone deliberately dropping litter? BCD701
Question text You said you have seen someone deliberately dropping litter more than once in the last 12 months. What if anything do you generally do when you see this?
Responses
1 Ignore the behaviour / do nothing 1393
2 Do something about it myself (for example pick up the litter 1045
3 Try to get someone in authority to do something about it 41
4 Some other action (WRITE IN) 36
8 Don't know 10
9 Not answered 0
-2 Skip, version A 1030
-1 Skip,less often/ never see littering 569
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD H10
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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