Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableDole
LabelR's view of the level of benefits for unemployed people? :B572
Question text Opinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people. Which of these two statements comes closest to your own view? Benefits for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship, or, benefits for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs?
Responses
1 too low and cause hardship 346
2 too high and discourge work 564
3 (Neither) 142
4 BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP BUT CAN'T BE HIGH 2
5 BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP TO SOME 7
6 ABOUT RIGHT/IN BETWEEN 5
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 28
8 Don't know 44
9 Refusal 1
-7 off route due to corrupt sample file 3
-2 Skip, A+C versions 2279
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
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.