Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablechmsca
LabelFather should pay enough child maintenance to make sure that child and mother live as well as he does
Question text Please tick one box for each statement to show how much you agree or disagree with it. In each statement, the child is living with his mother, and his father is required to pay child maintenance to his mother. The father should be required to pay enough child maintenance to make sure that his child and the mother live as well as he does. PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
Responses
1 Agree Strongly 703
2 Agree 1336
3 Neither agree nor disagree 440
4 Disagree 260
5 Disagree strongly 31
8 Can't choose 0
9 Not answered 85
-1 skip, didn't return SC questionnaire 393
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
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.