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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableIqPurp2
LabelWhat do you think were the UK government’s main purposes of having UK Armed Forces deployed in Iraq in 2003 :Q543
Question text I'm now going to ask some questions about the UK Armed Forces in Iraq. What do you think were the UK government's main purposes of having UK Armed Forces deployed in Iraq in 2003? Response 2
Responses
1 To prevent Iraq from threatening its neighbours 56
2 To prevent Iraq from acquiring weapons of mass destruction 140
3 To protect the UK from the risk of Saddam Hussein’s support 227
4 To make Iraq a stable country 152
5 To make Iraq a successful democracy 55
6 To make Iraq an economic success 19
7 To ensure Western oil supplies 281
8 To make the Middle East a more stable region 176
9 To help the US and our NATO allies 217
10 Other (PLEASE SAY WHAT) 14
11 “EDIT ONLY: UK Armed Forces should not be in Iraq” 0
98 Don't know 0
99 Refusal 0
-3 skip, no more purposes 336
-1 off route - random split 1638
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCARD G15 CODE UP TO TWO OPTIONS Multicoded (Maximum of 2 codes) 1 To prevent Iraq from threatening its neighbours 2 To prevent Iraq from acquiring weapons of mass destruction 3 To protect the UK from the risk of Saddam Hussein’s support of terrorism 4 To make Iraq a stable country 5 To make Iraq a successful democracy 6 To make Iraq an economic success 7 To ensure Western oil supplies 8 To make the Middle East a more stable region 9 To help the US and our NATO allies 10 Other (PLEASE SAY WHAT) 11 EDIT ONLY: UK Armed Forces should not be in Iraq
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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