Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableChMCont
LabelMother decided not to allow father any contact with child: Should this affect maintenance arrangements? :Q293
Question text Imagine another situation where a child is living with its mother. The mother has recently decided not to allow the father to have any further contact with the child. How should this affect the child maintenance arrangements?
Responses
1 child maintenance arrangements should not be affected 1355
2 father should pay less maintenance but provide support 371
3 father shouldn t pay maintenance should provide support 446
4 father should pay less maintenance without support 230
5 father shouldn t have to pay maintenance and provide support 519
6 SPONTANEOUS (It depends) 280
8 Don't know 91
9 Refusal 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B11
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.