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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableSRTax
LabelShould low-income working age couple with spare rooms receiving money from government have amount of money reduced?: Versions A, C, D
Question text Consider a working age couple on a low income who receive money from the government to help them pay their rent. They have more bedrooms than the government thinks they need. Do you think the amount of money they receive should or should not be reduced because of this?
Responses
1 Definitely should be reduced 432
2 Probably should be reduced 812
3 Probably should not be reduced 996
4 Definitely should not be reduced 856
5 (It depends - PLEASE SAY ON WHAT) 122
8 Don’t know 47
9 Refusal 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 1062
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B4
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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