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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableSay5Yrs
LabelBetter/worse over past 5 yrs: how much say NHS patients have in decisions about their treatment
Question text (Please say how much better or worse you think each of these things has been getting over the last five years...) ... how much say NHS patients have in decisions about their treatment and healthcare?
Responses
1 Much better 50
2 Better 305
3 About the same 424
4 Worse 134
5 Much worse 15
8 Don't know 43
9 Refused 0
-1 Not applicable 1907
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D10
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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