Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableBaseF05
LabelChild M baseline scenario 5th income variation :Q703
Question text (Family: - 8 year old boy - Parents married for 10 years, now divorced - Boy lives mostly with mother, sees father twice in week and stays overnight once at the weekend) Now what if the father's income is (£2,000/£2,000/£2,000/£2,000/£2,000/£2,000/£2,000/£2,000) per month but the (mother's/new husband's) is (£1,500/£1,500/£1,500/£1,500/£2,000/£2,000/£2,000/£2,000) per month. (How much child maintenance do you think (the father should be required/it is fair to expect the father) to pay the mother each month?)
Responses
0 53
3 1
5 2
10 4
20 10
25 2
27 1
30 5
35 2
40 13
48 1
50 56
54 1
55 1
60 6
65 3
70 6
75 20
80 24
85 1
100 185
120 17
125 5
130 1
140 1
150 161
159 1
160 11
170 2
175 6
180 6
200 481
210 1
220 5
225 1
240 2
250 276
275 6
280 5
300 322
320 1
340 1
350 56
360 2
380 1
400 257
425 1
450 20
499 1
500 397
525 1
550 6
560 1
575 1
580 1
600 86
650 4
667 1
675 1
700 52
750 27
800 57
850 2
900 21
950 1
1000 89
1100 1
1200 2
1500 4
9998 Don't know 378
9999 Refusal 68
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (J1/J2) FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: RESPONDENT MUST BE ABLE TO VIEW THE SCREEN, PLEASE MAKE SURE THE RESPONDENT CAN SEE THE SCREEN AT THE NEXT QUESTION. IF ASKED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAMILY: I haven't got any more information about this family apart from what's here on the screen. IF RESPONDENT RELUCTANT/FINDS IT HARD TO SAY AN AMOUNT: Don't worry, you can just give me your best guess: an amount which you feel is about right. ONLY ENTER '£0' IF RESPONSE IS 'ZERO'. DK OR REFUSAL SHOULD BE CODED AS Ctrl+K or Ctrl+R AS USUAL. IF THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT WANT TO ANSWER FOR ANY REASON, PLEASE USE Ctrl+R
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.