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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2013: Constitutional Change Data

Variable Details

VariableMainInc4
LabelWhich of these is the main source of income for you at present? :Q1019
Question text Which of these is the main source of income for you (and your husband/wife/partner) at present? Earnings from employment (own or spouse / partner's) Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s) Private pension(s) State retirement or widow's pension(s) Jobseeker's Allowance (CAN INCLUDE PENSIONER PREMIUM) Income Support (CAN INCLUDE PENSIONER PREMIUM) Pension Credit Incapacity benefit/ Employment and Support Allowance/ Disability Living Allowance or other disabled pension or benefit(s) (formerly invalidity or sickness benefit) Other state benefit or tax credit (WRITE IN) Interest from savings or investments Student grant, bursary or loans Dependent on parents/other relatives Other main source (WRITE IN)
Responses
-1 Not applicable 2
1 Earnings from employment (own or spouse / partner s) 804
2 Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s) 178
3 Private pension(s) 58
4 State retirement or widow s pension(s) 252
5 Jobseeker s Allowance (CAN INCLUDE PENSIONER PREMIUM) 31
6 Income Support (CAN INCLUDE PENSIONER PREMIUM) 28
7 Pension Credit 6
8 Incapacity benefit/ Employment and Support Allowance/ Disabi 72
9 Other state benefit or tax credit (WRITE IN) 15
10 Interest from savings or investments 6
11 Student grant, bursary or loans 11
12 Dependent on parents/other relatives 11
13 Other main source (WRITE IN) 9
98 Don't know 8
99 Refusal 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2013: Constitutional Change Data
Interviewer InstructionsCARD M8.
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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