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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, March 2009

Variable Details

VariableMAK_19M2
LabelBasis of opinions are...
Question text Looking at this card what would you say your opinions are mainly based on? You can choose up to three main sources. Response 2
Responses
1 Personal experience of service 21
2 What you have heard from friends/family/colleagues 228
3 What you have read in local press/newspapers 74
4 What you have read in national press/newspapers 51
5 What you have heard on radio 36
6 What you have seen on TV news 72
7 What you have seen on other programmes 1
8 Information you got from the Internet 60
9 Other information 8
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, March 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCode three only.
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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