Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableImmNeig
LabelHow much would you favour living in an area where half your neighbours were immigrants from Non-western countries? A2.50
Question text Now there are some questions about immigrants from non-western countries. By non-western immigrants we mean asylum seekers and other immigrants from Asia, Africa, South America and the Caribbean. How much would you favour or oppose living in an area where half your neighbours were immigrants from non-western countries?
Responses
1 Strongly favour 15
2 Favour 47
3 Neither favour nor oppose 458
4 Oppose 215
5 Strongly oppose 163
8 Can't choose 44
9 Not answered 16
-2 Skip, B+C version 1984
-1 Skip, no self-completion 479
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsAsylum seekers and other immigrants from non-western countries… include immigrants from… Asia, Africa, South America, the Caribbean. Do not include immigrants from… North America, Australia/New Zealand, Western Europe, Eastern Europe - Poland, Ukraine etc.
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.