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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableHsePExpt
LabelExpect house prices to rise/fall in area next year? :D1103
Question text In a year from now, do you expect house prices in your area to have gone up, to have stayed the same, or to have gone down?
Responses
1 To have gone up by a lot 57
2 To have gone up by a little 187
3 To have stayed the same 321
4 To have gone down by a little 373
5 To have gone down by a lot 143
8 Don't know 45
9 Refusal 3
-2 Skip,A+B+C versions 3357
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsIF `GONE UP' OR `GONE DOWN': By a lot or a little?
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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