Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableGvPriU1
LabelGovernment agencies or private companies best at helping long-term unemployed people find work? :Q592
Question text Some people think that government agencies would be best at helping long-term unemployed people find work, and making sure they are actively seeking work. Others think private companies would be better. Please say, for each of the following, who you think would be best at... making sure services go to the people who need them most?
Responses
1 Definitely government 1161
2 Probably government 1294
3 Probably private companies 615
4 Definitely private companies 138
5 (SPONTANEOUS: Neither / other answer) 71
6 (SPONTANEOUS: Same / no difference) 64
8 Don't know 76
9 Refusal 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B7
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.