Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableBaseF06
LabelChild M baseline scenario 6th income variation :Q704
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) What if the father's income is (£3,000/£1,000/£2,000/£2,000/£3,000/£1,000/£2,000/£2,000) per month but the (mother's/new husband's) is (£1,500/£1,500/£2,200/£900/£2,000/£2,000/£3,000/£1,000) 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
0 215
1 3
3 1
5 2
10 12
15 2
20 13
25 7
30 9
35 1
40 22
45 1
48 1
50 112
54 1
60 6
70 11
75 22
80 20
90 2
100 301
110 1
120 19
125 9
130 3
140 2
150 102
159 1
160 8
175 3
180 3
200 366
210 1
220 3
225 3
240 6
250 136
260 1
275 2
280 5
300 268
320 3
325 2
340 1
350 43
360 1
375 1
400 194
416 1
450 21
500 276
550 28
600 120
622 1
650 10
667 1
675 1
700 52
740 2
750 58
800 59
850 2
900 35
950 1
1000 117
1100 6
1200 12
1250 1
1300 3
1400 3
1500 24
1600 1
1800 2
2000 1
9998 Don't know 391
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.