Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableCoupWk
LabelIf both parents on benefits+didn't visit the jobcentre>=6mnths to talk about ways they might find work? :Q587
Question text Suppose both members of a couple with children, neither of whom are working, but who are both on benefits, were asked to visit the jobcentre at least every six months to talk about ways in which they might find work. Which of these statements comes closest to what you think should happen to their benefits if both of them did not go?
Responses
1 Their benefits should not be affected 191
2 Their benefits should be reduced a little 670
3 Their benefits should be reduced a lot 962
4 Their benefits should be stopped 1517
7 (SPONTANEOUS CODE: Other (PLEASE WRITE IN)) 54
8 Don't know 25
9 Refusal 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B4 AGAIN
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.