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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableChMIncF
LabelFathers income is higher than mothers income: How should this affect child maintenance arrangements? :Q291
Question text Imagine a situation where a child is living with its father. The father's income is higher than the child's mother's income. In what way, if any, should this affect the child maintenance arrangements?
Responses
1 child maintenance should not be affected by father's income 529
2 The mot should pay less child maintenance 687
3 mother shouldn t pay maintenance but should provide support 135
4 mother should pay less child maintenance 114
5 mother shouldn t pay maintenance shouldn t provide support 21
6 SPONTANEOUS (It depends) 65
8 Don't know 44
9 Refusal 2
-3 Skip,other random half sample 1700
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B9
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.
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