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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableTalkTo2
LabelAfter that person who would you be most likely talk to? (Card L3) Q942
Question text After that person who would you be most likely to talk to [person most likely talk to if worried/stressed/down]?
Responses
1 Spouse/ partner that you live with 87
2 Spouse/ partner that you don't live with 18
3 Boyfriend/ girlfriend 33
4 Mother/ step-mother 291
5 Father/ step-father 78
6 Sister/ step-sister 222
7 Brother/ step-brother 100
8 Grandmother/ step-grandmother 3
9 Grandfather/ step-grandfather 1
10 Daughter/ step-daughter 220
11 Son/ step-son 149
12 Another female relative 80
13 Another male relative 42
14 Close female friend 314
15 Close male friend 186
16 Other friend or acquaintance 61
17 Work colleague 30
18 Minister/ priest/ other religious leader (WRITE IN) 9
19 Some other person (WRITE IN) 12
97 (SPONTANEOUS - No further person) 95
98 Don't know 6
99 Not answered 0
-3 skip, no-one else to talk to 12
-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 AGAIN
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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