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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablechmscf
LabelParents should support children but law should never force one parent to pay child maintenance
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. Parents should support their children, but the law should never force one parent to pay child maintenance to the other. PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
Responses
1 Agree Strongly 111
2 Agree 446
3 Neither agree nor disagree 523
4 Disagree 1294
5 Disagree strongly 381
8 Can't choose 0
9 Not answered 100
-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.
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