Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablechmsce
LabelFather should pay enough child maintenance to ensure child lives as well after parents separate as before
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 lives as well after his parents separate as he did before. PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
Responses
1 Agree Strongly 514
2 Agree 1469
3 Neither agree nor disagree 539
4 Disagree 224
5 Disagree strongly 19
8 Can't choose 0
9 Not answered 90
-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.