Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableUBJcyc
LabelThink of a person receiving unemployment benefits. A job becomes available, but it is only on a short-term contract. :Q590
Question text Think of a person receiving unemployment benefits. A job becomes available, but it is only on a short-term contract. Do you think they should... take the job, even if they may end up back on benefits when the job finishes, OR, wait until they find a longer-term job, even if they have to stay on benefits for longer in the first place?
Responses
1 take the job, even if they may end up back on benefits 2936
2 wait until they find a longer-term job 318
3 (SPONTANEOUS: It depends) 148
4 (SPONTANEOUS: Neither) 4
8 Don't know 13
9 Refusal 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B5
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.