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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableDNegFr
Labelmost people feel if somebody referred -vely to disabled people with your close friends?:BC975
Question text Sometimes people refer to disabled people in a negative way. This could include making jokes or using offensive language. What do you think most people would feel if somebody referred to disabled people in this way in different situations? With your close friends... (What do you think most people would feel if someone referred to disabled people in a negative way?)
Responses
1 very comfortable 253
2 fairly comfortable 244
3 fairly uncomfortable 663
4 very uncomfortable 1073
5 [SPONTANEOUS CODE: I can t imagine this happening] 30
8 Don't know 19
9 Refusal 0
-7 off route due to corrupt sample file 8
-2 Skip, A version 1131
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD H9 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.
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