Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableAdvNUse
LabelGovt advice on child food/exercise not useful to parents? A2.42cC2.13cD2.13c
Question text Please tick one box on each line to show how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements. Advice from the government on issues such as the type of food children should eat and the amount of exercise they should do is not useful to parents because everyone is different. PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE.
Responses
1 Agree strongly 124
2 Agree 947
3 Neither agree nor disagree 627
4 Disagree 1004
5 Disagree strongly 190
8 Can't choose 52
9 Not answered 50
-2 Skip, B version 996
-1 No self-completion 496
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.