Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableIGapWBen
LabelWhat should be done to reduce income gap - increase benefits for those on low incomes DV:Q895
Question text Thinking overall about the gap in income between those on high incomes and those on low incomes, what, if anything, do you think should be done to reduce this gap?
Responses
0 Not mentioned 1839
1 Mentioned 389
8 Don't know 39
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 F6 PROBE: What else? CODE ALL THAT APPLY Multicoded (Maximum of 9 codes)
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.