Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableIllRet
LabelImagine that you thought you would have poor health when you reached retirement, what Rs view? :Q819
Question text Imagine that you thought you would have poor health when you reached retirement. Which of these statements comes closest to your view?
Responses
1 I would want to retire early to have period in good health 1229
2 I would want to continue working until State Pension Age 157
8 Don't know 34
9 Refusal 4
-5 Skip,DK/NA if employee 4
-4 Skip,self-employed 264
-3 Skip,never had a job 1515
-1 skip, not in paid work 90
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K15
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.