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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableWhPaper
LabelMorning newspaper normally read? Q217
Question text Which one do you normally read?
Responses
-1 Skip, not read daily newspaper 3xweek 2448
1 Daily Express 134
2 Daily Mail 436
3 Daily Mirror 255
4 Daily Star 68
5 The Sun 454
6 Daily Record 55
7 Daily Telegraph 140
8 Financial Times 13
9 The Guardian 84
10 The Independent 28
11 The Times 148
12 Morning Star 3
94 Other Irish/Northern Irish/Scottish regional or local daily 191
95 Other (WRITE IN) 23
96 EDIT ONLY: More than one paper read with equal frequency 5
98 Don't know 1
99 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsIF MORE THAN ONE: Which one do you read most frequently?
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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