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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variableeviews
LabelDescription of management's general attitude towards trade union membership
Question text How would you describe management's general attitude towards trade union membership among employees at this workplace. Is management... in favour of trade union membership, not in favour of it, or neutral about it?
Responses
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Don't know 27
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
1 ... in favour of trade union membership 881
2 ... not in favour of it 306
3 ... or neutral about it? 1465
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsREAD OUT AND CODE ONE ONLY.
UniverseWorkplaces in Great Britain with five or more employees, excluding workplaces in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining and quarrying.;Establishments;Trade union officers;Employees;Managers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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