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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableTalkTo1
LabelTo talk to if you were feeling especially worried, relationship to you?:Q937
Question text Thinking about the person you would be most likely to talk to if you were feeling especially worried, stressed or down, which of the options on this card best describes their relationship to you?
Responses
1 Spouse/ partner that you live with 903
2 Spouse/ partner that you don't live with 63
3 Boyfriend/ girlfriend 66
4 Mother/ step-mother 169
5 Father/ step-father 17
6 Sister/ step-sister 148
7 Brother/ step-brother 44
8 Grandmother/ step-grandmother 2
9 Grandfather/ step-grandfather 0
10 Daughter/ step-daughter 144
11 Son/ step-son 56
12 Another female relative 56
13 Another male relative 9
14 Close female friend 238
15 Close male friend 84
16 Other friend or acquaintance 17
17 Work colleague 7
18 Minister/ priest/ other religious leader (WRITE IN) 3
19 Some other person (WRITE IN) 11
98 Don't know 3
99 Not answered 9
-2 Skip, versions A+B 2022
-1 Skip, no-one to talk to 53
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD L3
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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