Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableHIncDiff
LabelClosest to R's feelings about household's income these days? :AB578
Question text Which of the phrases on this card would you say comes closest to your feelings about your household's income these days? Living comfortably on present income. Coping on present income. Finding it difficult on present income. Finding it very difficult on present income.
Responses
1 Living comfortably on present income 756
2 Coping on present income 1020
3 Finding it difficult on present income 357
4 Finding it very difficult on present income 130
7 (Other answer (WRITE IN)) 3
8 Don't know 0
9 Refusal 1
-7 off route due to corrupt sample file 6
-2 Skip, version C 1148
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B4
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.