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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variabletrstem
LabelMain reason for trust\distrust in education statistics :Q411
Question text And which of those is the most important reason?
Responses
-1 Skip,no valid answer at trstexam 332
1 DISTRUST: 0
2 don't trust figures from personal experience 348
3 Heard \ read something bad about the figures 99
4 Figures are difficult to count or measure 184
5 ONS has vested interest in results 83
6 The Government has vested interest in the results 202
7 The figures are misrepresented spun by politicians or media 285
8 Figures alone do not tell whole story 778
9 TRUST: 0
10 Trust the figures from personal experience 287
11 Heard read something good about the figures 113
12 The figures are easy to count or measure 129
13 ONS does not have vested interest in the results 33
14 The Government does not have vested interest in the results 58
15 Other (please specify) 176
16 don't understand figures or statistics 85
98 Don't know 105
99 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsIF NECESSARY, INFORM RESPONDENT OF THE CATEGORIES YOU RECORDED FOR THEIR PREVIOUS ANSWER, CONFIRM THAT THEY AGREE (OR CHANGE ACCORDINGLY), THEN ASK THEM TO CHOOSE WHICH REASON IS MOST IMPORTANT.
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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