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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableIncPrior
LabelThings govt might focus on: Which should be the priority?:Q907
Question text Here are some different things the government might focus on. Which of the four options on this card do you think should be the priority? Promote economic growth regardless of whether some people benefit more than others. Guarantee a minimum standard of living for everyone. Reduce the gap in incomes between rich and poor. Try to ensure that everyone has equal opportunities to get ahead.
Responses
1 Promote economic growth regardless of whether some people be 228
2 Guarantee a minimum standard of living for everyone 777
3 Reduce the gap in incomes between rich and poor 318
4 Try to ensure that everyone has equal opportunities to get a 911
5 (SPONTANEOUS: None of these) 10
8 Don't know 23
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 F7 CODE ONE ONLY
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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