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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableOPAptR
LabelGP referred you to out-patients department about back problem: How long do you think would be reasonable :Q444
Question text Now suppose your GP referred you to a hospital out-patients' department about a back problem that had been bothering you for a while but was not stopping you from doing the things you normally do. How long do you think it would be reasonable to have to wait for an appointment at a hospital outpatients' department about a problem like this? Please give me your answer in days, weeks, or months.
Responses
1 days 323
2 weeks 1922
3 months 978
8 Don't know 73
9 Refusal 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsFIRST CODE WHETHER THE ANSWER IS GIVEN IN DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS. THEN CODE AMOUNT OF TIME AT NEXT QUESTION. IF RESPONDENT SAYS 'Should be seen straight away' CODE 0 DAYS.
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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