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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableBaseF08
LabelChild M baseline scenario 8th income variation :Q706
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 (£2,000/£3,000/£3,000/£1,000/£2,000/£2,000/£3,000/£1,000) per month but the (mother's/new husband's) is (£2,200/£900/£1,500/£1,500/£3,000/£1,000/£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
0 214
1 10
3 1
5 5
10 11
20 14
25 6
30 3
35 1
40 19
48 1
50 81
54 1
55 1
60 7
65 1
70 5
75 19
80 20
90 1
95 1
100 277
110 1
120 20
125 7
130 1
150 132
160 11
170 1
175 3
180 4
190 1
200 372
210 2
220 1
225 1
229 1
240 4
250 138
270 1
275 5
280 3
290 1
300 256
320 2
330 2
333 2
350 44
360 2
370 1
380 2
400 218
420 1
450 34
475 1
480 1
500 308
505 1
525 1
550 11
600 104
650 12
660 1
675 1
700 50
725 1
750 57
760 1
800 64
825 1
850 3
900 26
1000 125
1001 1
1050 2
1100 8
1200 10
1250 1
1300 1
1400 1
1500 14
1600 1
1700 1
1800 2
9998 Don't know 395
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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