Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableGvmaka2
LabelGovernment to do something to make homes more affordable what do you think the most useful action would be
Question text If the government were going to do something to make homes more affordable, what do you think the most useful action would be? Please choose one option from the card. Give some sort of financial assistance to first time buyers Get banks to increase access to mortgages Give more money to housing associations and local authorities to build affordable homes for those on low incomes Give more money to shared ownership schemes Make it more expensive to purchase second homes Make it easier for developers to get planning permission to build more homes Something else (PLEASE SPECIFY)
Responses
1 Give some sort of financial assistance to first time buyers 881
2 Get banks to increase access to mortgages 344
3 Give more money to housing associations and local authoritie 697
4 Give more money to shared ownership schemes 139
5 Make it more expensive to purchase second homes 164
6 Make it easier for developers to get planning permission to 89
7 Something else (PLEASE SPECIFY) 77
8 SPONTANEOUS (Do nothing) 25
98 Don't know 33
99 Refused 0
-1 Not applicable 429
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C5 .
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.