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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableTalkTo3
LabelAnd after them? (Card L3) Q947
Question text And after them [person most likely talk to if worried/stressed/down]?
Responses
1 Spouse/ partner that you live with 41
2 Spouse/ partner that you don't live with 20
3 Boyfriend/ girlfriend 22
4 Mother/ step-mother 148
5 Father/ step-father 106
6 Sister/ step-sister 174
7 Brother/ step-brother 97
8 Grandmother/ step-grandmother 8
9 Grandfather/ step-grandfather 2
10 Daughter/ step-daughter 114
11 Son/ step-son 136
12 Another female relative 118
13 Another male relative 47
14 Close female friend 271
15 Close male friend 158
16 Other friend or acquaintance 87
17 Work colleague 69
18 Minister/ priest/ other religious leader (WRITE IN) 34
19 Some other person (WRITE IN) 20
97 (SPONTANEOUS - No further person) 243
98 Don't know 21
99 Not answered 0
-3 skip, no-one else to talk to 113
-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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