Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

Variablesocact1
LabelWhether has signed a petition: [S-C]AC
Question text Here are some different forms of political and social action that people can take. Please indicate, for each one, whether: you have done any of these things in the past year; you have done it in the more distant past; you have not done it but might do it; or have not done it and would never, under any circumstances, do it. Signed a petition?
Responses
1 Have done it in the past year 582
2 Have done it in the more distant past 485
3 Have not done it but might do it 342
4 Have not done it and would never do it 106
8 Can't Choose 39
9 Not answered (9) 26
-2 skip version off route 796
-1 skip, didn't return SC questionnaire 502
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
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.