Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableBenHH
LabelHouseholds receive all the benefits eligible for OR not receive more in benefits than the national average earnings
Question text Please look at this card. Which of these statements comes closer to your view about benefits for households in Britain today. Households should receive all the benefits they are eligible for, even if this means they get more in benefits than the national average for household earnings (approximately £26,000)? No household should receive more in benefits than the national average for household earnings (approximately £26,000)?
Responses
1 Households should receive all the benefits they are eligib 637
2 No household should receive more in benefits than the na 2184
8 Don't know 55
9 Refused 2
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B7
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>
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.