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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariablePrvHspCh
LabelIf treatment was being paid for by the NHS. What choice this patient would have over where? :Q808
Question text Imagine a patient was due to have hospital treatment and that this treatment was being paid for by the NHS. Which of the statements on this card best describes the choice this patient would have over where to have their treatment? Patients do not have any choice of hospital. Patients can choose between different NHS hospitals only. Patients can choose between both NHS and private hospitals.
Responses
1 Patients do not have any choice of hospital 844
2 Patients can choose between different NHS hospitals only 1629
3 Patients can choose between both NHS and private hospitals 855
8 Don't know 92
9 Refusal 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D4
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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