Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableImmLazy
LabelScore Non-western immigrants on hard working/lazy scale? A2.51
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. Now a question about characteristics of non-western immigrants. Please answer on scale from 1 to 7 where 1 means that you think almost all in this group tend to be hard working and 7 means that you think almost everyone in this group tend to be lazy. A score of 4 means that you think that the group is not towards one end or another.
Responses
1 Hard working 33
2 54
3 175
4 350
5 108
6 41
7 Lazy 30
8 Can't choose 145
9 Not answered 22
-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.