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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableESPNYRec
LabelWhy not actually talked? I was worried it would appear on my medical record CD1098
Question text Thinking about the most recent occasion that you thought about talking to someone but didn't, which of the following reasons describes why you didn't actually do so? (Please just tell me the letter or letters.)
Responses
0 Not mentioned 439
1 Mentioned 29
8 Don't know 3
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skip, versions A+B 2022
-1 Skip,off route from ProfNT 1630
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD L16 PROBE: What others? CODE ALL THAT APPLY Multicoded (Maximum of 17 codes)
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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