Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableTUMstImp
LabelThe most important thing trade unions or staff associations should try to do? :Q787
Question text Listed on this card are a number of things that trade unions or staff associations can do. Which, if any, do you think should be the most important thing they should try to do?
Responses
1 Reduce pay differences in the workplace 174
2 Promote equality for women or for ethnic and minority groups 224
3 Represent individual employees in dealing with employer 1021
4 Protect existing employees jobs 606
5 Improve working conditions across the workplace 659
6 Improve pay for all employees 285
7 Have an input into the running of the business 61
97 (None of these) 141
98 Don't know 112
99 Refusal 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K4
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.