Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableBenPay
LabelBenefits should be paid like a regular salary OR should be clear what each benefit should be spent on
Question text And please say which of the following two statements comes closer to your view. Benefits should be paid like a regular salary, with the person or family receiving the benefits being responsible for budgeting and using them to pay for the different things required, or... Benefits should be paid in such a way that it is clear what each benefit should be spent on, for example like in other countries where food stamps are given to go towards the cost of food.
Responses
1 Benefits should be paid like a regular salary 1095
2 Clear what each benefit should be spent on 1731
8 Don't know 50
9 Refused 2
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B8 READ OUT
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.