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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableHIncDif2
LabelWhich phrase comes closest to feelings about your household's income? :Q640
Question text Which of the phrases on this card would you say comes closest to your feelings about your household's income these days?
Responses
1 Living very comfortably on present income 126
2 Living comfortably on present income 573
3 Coping on present income 591
4 Finding it difficult on present income 148
5 Finding it very difficult on present income 35
6 Other answer (WRITE IN) 2
8 Don't know 3
9 Not answered 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD N1.
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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