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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableUBJcontr
LabelIf job short-term contract should they take it or remain on benefits while look for longer-term job? :Q310
Question text Imagine a person who is looking for work and receiving unemployment benefits. A job becomes available, which pays at least as much as they get in unemployment benefits, but it is not the kind of job they are looking for. For each of the following situations, please tell me whether you think they should take the available job, or remain on benefits while they look for a different job. ...if the job is on a short-term contract. Should they take this job, or remain on benefits while they look for a longer-term job?
Responses
1 Definitely should take the short-term job 1922
2 Probably should take the short-term job 748
3 Probably should remain on benefits and look for a longer-ter 344
4 Definitely should remain on benefits and look for a longer-t 125
5 (SPONTANEOUS: It depends on circumstances) 89
8 Don't know 19
9 Refusal 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B7 1 Definitely should take the short-term job 2 Probably should take the short-term job 3 Probably should remain on benefits and look for a longer-term job 4 Definitely should remain on benefits and look for a longer-term job
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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