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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableSChPar
LabelMum and new partner bring up children just as well?
Question text Now a question about people's families. I would like you to think about a family where the parents separated some time ago. The children are all under 12 years old and now live with their mother and her new partner. Do you think that these children could be brought up just as well by their mother and her partner as they could be by their mother and father?
Responses
1 Definitely could 918
2 Probably could 1241
3 Probably could not 328
4 Definitely could not 154
5 (SPONTANEOUS: It depends) 214
8 Don't know 22
9 Refused 1
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B21
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.
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