Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableChMIncM
LabelMothers income is higher than fathers income: How should this affect child maintenance arrangements? :Q290
Question text Imagine a situation where a child is living with its mother. The mother's income is higher than the child's father's income. In what way, if any, should this affect the child maintenance arrangements?
Responses
1 child maintenance should not be affected by mother's income 558
2 The father should pay less child maintenance 863
3 father shouldn t pay maintenance but should provide support 54
4 father should pay less child maintenance 131
5 father shouldn t pay maintenance shouldn t provide support 9
6 SPONTANEOUS (It depends) 56
8 Don't know 29
9 Refusal 0
-3 Skip,random half-sample 1597
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B8
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.