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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableCPvWhyM
LabelR think the main reason why children are in poverty in GB?: Q653
Question text And which one do you think is the main reason (that might best explain why children are in poverty in Britain)?
Responses
1 Social benefits for families with children are not high enou 140
2 They - or their parents - suffer from a long term illness or 78
3 There has been a family break-up or loss of a family member 313
4 Their parents' work doesn t pay enough 269
5 Their parents suffer from alcoholism, drug abuse or other ad 660
6 Their parents have been out of work for a long time 191
7 They live in a poor quality area 143
8 There are too many children in the family 92
9 Their parents lack education 339
10 Their parents do not work enough hours 25
11 Their parents do not want to work 489
12 Their grandparents were also poor:it has been passed down th 85
13 Their family suffers from discrimination, e.g. ethnicity, ag 18
14 Their family cannot access affordable housing 39
15 Because of inequalities in society 151
96 Other reason children in poverty (PLEASE WRITE IN) 52
97 None of these reasons children in poverty 23
98 Don't know 60
99 Refusal 0
-3 Skip, not more than one reason 170
-1 Skip, R thinks no child poverty 84
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B11 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.
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