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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey

Variable Details

Variablezq97
LabelMain Source Income
Question text Which of these is the main source of income for you (and your partner) at present? (Please take your answer from this card - CARD BC)
Responses
-2 Refused 38
-1 Don't Know 10
1 Earnings from employment (own or spouse / partner's) 1908
2 Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s) 304
3 Private pension(s) 129
4 State retirement or widow's pension(s) 548
5 Jobseeker's Allowance/ Unemployment benefit 137
6 Pension Credit/ Minimum Income Guarantee/ Income Support for 53
7 Invalidity sickness or disabled pension or benefit(s) 135
8 Other state benefit or tax credit (WRITE IN) 127
9 Interest from savings or investments 38
10 Student grant bursary or loans 45
11 Dependent on parents/other relatives 23
12 Other main source 17
15 Not stated 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Electors resident in Great Britain during 2005.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study; The dataset contains both pre- and post-election survey waves.
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