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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableArmFLif1
Labelday-to-day working life of members of the UK Armed Forces as a whole :Q508
Question text What are the main things that come to mind when you think of the day-today working life of members of the UK Armed Forces as a whole? Please read through the whole list first before choosing your answers. You can choose up to three items. Response 1
Responses
1 Combat 617
2 Working with weapons 265
3 Undertaking training 318
4 Physical fitness 185
5 Discipline 388
6 Comradeship / mates 62
7 Bullying / being bullied 28
8 Alcohol 10
9 Serving the country 575
10 Stressful work / working conditions 78
11 Isolation from civilian life 39
12 Families worrying about safety 113
13 Having little choice about location / re-location 20
14 Protecting the country 284
15 Helping people 50
16 Putting themselves in danger 225
17 Other (PLEASE SAY WHAT) 8
98 Don't know 41
99 Refusal 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCARD G3 Multicoded (Maximum of 3 codes)
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;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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