Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableWtGP5Yrs
LabelWaiting time GP surgery for doctor better/worse in last 5 yrs? :BCD503
Question text (Please say how much better or worse you think each of these things has been getting over the last five years)... the time most people wait at their GP's surgery before a doctor sees them?
Responses
1 Much better 143
2 Better 1011
3 About the same 1622
4 Worse 401
5 Much worse 87
8 Don't know 94
9 Refusal 0
-2 Skip, version A 1128
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D3 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.