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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, April 2009

Variable Details

VariableMCC_2
LabelWhich of the following statements would you prefer to be true?
Question text And which, if any, of the following statements would you prefer to be true? The government has a single central database of the name, address and date of birth of all UK residents. There is no single government central database of the name, address and date of birth of all UK residents, but there are separate databases with this information maintained by individual departments such as the NHS, DVLA, the passport office and HM Revenue and Customs. There are no single government nor individual departments records of the name, address and date of birth of all UK residents.
Responses
1 Gov. has a single central database of all UK residents 427
2 No single Gov. central database, but there are sep databases 314
3 There are no single Gov. nor individual department databases 64
4 Don't Know 148
8 Refusal 3
9 Don't Know 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, April 2009
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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