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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variabley36
LabelThinking back to when you were 16, who was Chief Income Earner?
Question text Thinking back to when you were 16, I would like to ask you about the member of your household who was the Chief Income Earner. That is the person with the largest income, whether from employment, pensions, state benefits, investments or any other source. Who was that person?
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-1 Don't know 0
1 Father 2388
2 Mother 427
3 Sister 3
4 Brother 16
5 Respondent 82
6 Someone else 71
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Interviewer InstructionsIF DON'T KNOW-please code the first on the list to live within the household at 16.
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters);National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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