Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableAEApt
LabelIf thought broken wrist+went to A+E dept: How long is reasonable to wait to be seen by a doctor?<hours> :Q452
Question text Now suppose you had an accident and were worried that you might have broken your wrist and went to an accident and emergency department for treatment. How long do you think it would be reasonable to have to wait to be seen by a doctor about a problem like this? Please give me your answer in hours.
Responses
0 Straight away 100
0.5 30 minutes 286
1 1 hour 1210
1.5 90 minutes 53
2 1038
2.5 11
3 279
3.5 3
4 171
5 42
6 36
7 1
8 8
10 1
11 3
12 4
15 1
24 1
48 1
100 2
9999.8 Don't know 44
9999.9 Refusal 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsIF RESPONDENT SAYS 'Should be seen straight away' CODE 0 HOURS. CODE 30 MINUTES AS 0.5 HOURS, 90 MINUTES AS 1.5 HOURS ETC.. ROUND UP TO THE NEAREST HALF HOUR. ENTER THE NUMBER OF HOURS.
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.