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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableBaseF07
LabelChild M baseline scenario 7th income variation :Q705
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) In these last three questions, What if the father's income is (£1,000/£3,000) per month but the (mother's/new husband's) is (£2,200/£900/£3,000/£1,000/£3,000) 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
0 350
1 11
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 6
10 19
15 1
20 10
21 1
25 13
30 3
35 1
40 21
48 1
50 110
54 1
60 7
70 3
75 14
80 17
90 5
100 296
110 1
120 17
125 1
140 2
150 81
160 7
170 2
175 1
180 2
200 296
217 1
220 3
230 1
240 2
250 97
260 2
280 3
300 209
320 1
330 1
333 2
350 30
360 1
370 1
390 1
400 133
420 2
425 1
450 17
480 3
500 189
525 1
550 7
600 92
650 5
675 1
700 44
750 51
800 50
850 5
900 36
950 1
1000 261
1050 10
1100 4
1200 46
1250 7
1300 6
1400 4
1500 119
1550 1
1600 5
1700 3
1750 2
1800 4
1900 1
2000 16
2100 1
9998 Don't know 393
9999 Refusal 69
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.
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