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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableROcSect2
LabelWhich of the types of organisation on this cardwork for?[employee] :Q954
Question text Which of the types of organisation on this card (do you work/did you work/will you be working) for?
Responses
-3 Skip, self-employed 490
-1 Skip, never had a job 90
1 PRIVATE SECTOR FIRM OR COMPANY Including, for example, limit 2500
2 NATIONALISED INDUSTRY OR PUBLIC CORPORATION Including, for e 105
3 OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYER Incl eg: - Central govt/ Civi 1169
4 CHARITY/ VOLUNTARY SECTOR Including, for example, charitable 81
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 28
8 EDIT ONLY: Self-employed 0
9 EDIT ONLY: Owns business / company 0
98 Don't know 3
99 Refusal 20
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCARD J1
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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