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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Life and Times Study (Welsh Assembly Election Study), 2007

Variable Details

VariableMainInc4
LabelMain source of income of Respondent and partner now? Q603
Question text Which of these is the main source of income for you (or your husband/wife/partner) at present?
Responses
1 Earnings from employment (own or spouse 461
2 Occupational pension(s) - from previous 108
3 Private pension(s) 32
4 State retirement or widow s pension(s) 147
5 Jobseeker s Allowance/ Unemployment bene 16
6 Income Support (not for pensioners) 41
7 Pension Credit/ Minimum Income Guarantee 11
8 Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension 40
9 Other state benefit or tax credit (WRITE 2
10 Interest from savings or investments 11
11 Student grant, bursary or loans 3
12 Dependent on parents/other relatives 2
13 Other main source (WRITE IN) 4
98 Don't know 1
99 Not answered 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Life and Times Study (Welsh Assembly Election Study), 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E7
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population:A dults aged 18 or over living in private households in Wales during 2007.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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