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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebq63
LabelRisk Acceptance-Risk Aversion
Question text Suppose you had £20,000 and wanted to do one of the four things on this card. Which would you be most likely to do? (Please take your answer from this card – Card AJ) Keep it hidden in a safe place, where it does not earn any interest, but is always secure. Put it in a bank account where it earns only a small amount of interest but is usually secure. Invest it in the stock market where it may earn a large return, but may not be secure. Buy tickets for a lottery where the prize is worth millions of pounds, but the chances of winning are small.
Responses
-2 Refused 11
-1 Don't Know 111
1 Keep it hidden in a safe place, where it does not earn any i 283
2 Put it in a bank account where it earns only a small amount 2324
3 Invest it in the stock market where it may earn a large retu 322
4 Buy tickets for a lottery where the prize is worth millions 24
7 Not stated 0
Sysmiss 437
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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