Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableTryfd
LabelI would try unknown food or not? :AB616
Question text Which of the following statements comes closest to your view... I am happy to eat foods that I have never tried before without knowing too much about them OR I wouldn't eat a food that I had never tried before unless I knew exactly what was in it?
Responses
1 happy to eat foods never tried before 1062
2 wouldn't eat a food that I had never tried before 1077
3 (SPONTANEOUS: It depends on the type of food) 96
4 (SPONTANEOUS: Neither) 14
8 Don't know 1
9 Refusal 0
-2 Skip, C+D version 2236
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
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.