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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
Variable Details
| Variable | MagnetrA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | How concerned eating food prepared by magnetron? AB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | A magnetron is a device in which food can be exposed to radiation to heat it and kill bacteria before eating. How concerned would you be about eating food prepared using this device? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | CARD F9 Multicoded (Maximum of 2 codes - if 2 codes, one must be 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |
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