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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablezq97
LabelMain Source Income
Question text Which of these is the main source of income for you (and your partner) at present?
Responses
-2 Refused 145
-1 Don't Know 50
1 Earnings from employment (own or spouse / partners) 1621
2 Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s) 46
3 Private pension(s) 35
4 State retirement or widow's pension(s) 111
5 Jobseeker's Allowance/ Unemployment benefit 258
6 Pension Credit/ Minimum Income Guarantee/ Income Support for 81
7 Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension or benefit(s) 106
8 Other state benefit or tax credit 141
9 Interest from savings or investments 8
10 Student grant, bursary or loans 79
11 Dependent on parents/ other relatives 94
12 Other 12
16 Not Stated 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD 37. 6 = Pension Credit/Minimum Income Guarantee/Income Support for pensioners
UniverseAdults aged 18 and over resident in Great Britain who would self-classify into one of five Census ethnic groups: Black Caribbean; Black African; Indian; Pakistani; Bangladeshi;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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