Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableWtCo5Yrs
LabelBetter: time wait outpatients<NHS hospitals>ere consultant sees them last5yr? :Q799
Question text (Please say how much better or worse you think each of these things has been getting over the last five years)... the time most people wait in outpatients' departments in NHS hospitals before a consultant sees them?
Responses
1 Much better 128
2 Better 789
3 About the same 1399
4 Worse 687
5 Much worse 167
8 Don't know 251
9 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D3 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.