Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2011-2012

Variable Details

VariableY11_Q27b
LabelQ27b Immigrants are a strain on our welfare system / indicate views on this scale
Question text Please look at the following statements about immigrants (i.e. people from abroad living in [COUNTRY]) and indicate where you would place your views on this scale. Immigrants are a strain on our welfare system/Immigrants contribute to our welfare system more than they take out.
Responses
1 1- Immigrants are a strain on our welfare system 6137
2 2 3104
3 3 4470
4 4 4363
5 5 8545
6 6 4083
7 7 3864
8 8 2857
9 9 1061
10 10- Immigrants contribute to our welfare system more than t 1623
98 (Don’t know) 3259
99 (Refusal) 270
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2011-2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q27B. [Value 10 should read 'Immigrants contribute to our welfare system more than they take out]
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Residents aged 18 and over in 27 EU countries (as of 2011) as well as Croatia, Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, in 2011-2012
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study