Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableIGapProb
LabelBiggest problem facing GB today is which gap in income between people :Q883
Question text Thinking about the gap in income between those on high incomes and those on low incomes, which do you think is the biggest problem facing Britain today? Is it the gap in income between people... at the very top and near the top, at the top and in the middle, in the middle and at the bottom, OR, is it the overall gap in income between people at the top and people at the bottom?
Responses
1 at the very top and near the top 104
2 at the top and in the middle 158
3 in the middle and at the bottom 420
4 is it the overall gap in income between people at the top 1448
5 (SPONTANEOUS:None of these) 70
8 Don't know 67
9 Refusal 0
-7 off route due to corrupt sample file 6
-2 Skip, version C 1148
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F5
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.