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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Court Fees Module, April and May 2013

Variable Details

VariableMDP_1b
LabelHow confident are you that Family Courts make decisions that are in the best interests of children?
Question text How confident are you that Family Courts make decisions that are in the best interests of children?
Responses
1 Very confident 100
2 Fairly confident 373
3 Not very confident 155
4 Not at all confident/ 47
5 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 224
8 Refusal 4
Sysmiss 909
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Court Fees Module, April and May 2013
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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