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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableWpUnion3
LabelUnions or staff associations at workplace? :ABD1036
Question text At your place of work are there any unions or staff associations?
Responses
1 Yes : trade union(s) 723
2 Yes : staff association 74
3 No, none 713
8 Don't know 58
9 Refusal 4
-5 Skip,self-employed 230
-4 Skip, never had a job 69
-3 Skip,no union recognition 0
-2 Skip, C version 1107
-1 Skip,not in paid work 1508
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsIF ASKED: A union or staff association is any independent organisation that represents the interests of people at work. IF YES, PROBE FOR UNION OR STAFF ASSOCIATION. CODE FIRST TO APPLY.
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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