Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variableparawayo
LabelDuring childhood, time when children lived with you, but other parent lived elsewhere? :Q784
Question text During their childhood, has there ever been a time when any of your children lived with you, but their other parent lived elsewhere? This could be now or in the past, but please don't count times when the other parent was temporarily away for work or for some other reason.
Responses
1 Yes, currently 256
2 Yes, in the past 342
3 No, never 1757
8 Don't know 2
9 Refusal 8
-1 skip, not a parent 883
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FIRST ON LIST THAT APPLIES IF RESPONDENT HAS CHILDREN WITH MORE THAN ONE PARTNER, CODE 'YES' IF ANY CHILD LIVING/LIVED APART FROM THEIR OTHER PARENT DO NOT INCLUDE IF OTHER PARENT AWAY (E.G. FOR WORK) FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME BUT PLANS/EXPECTS TO RETURN BY CHILDHOOD, INCLUDE WHEN THEY WERE OF DEPENDENT AGE (UNDER 16 OR 16-19 IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION)
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.