Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableDole
LabelOpinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people. Which comes closest to your own view
Question text Opinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people. Which of these two statements comes closest to your own view... benefits for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship, or, benefits for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs?
Responses
1 benefits for unemployed people are too low and cause hardshi 836
2 benefits for unemployed people are too high and discourage t 1381
3 (Neither) 507
4 BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP BUT CAN'T BE HIGH 1
5 BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP TO SOME, WHILE OT 3
6 ABOUT RIGHT/IN BETWEEN 9
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 125
8 Don't Know 80
9 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
Interviewer Instructions4 BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP BUT CAN'T BE HIGHER OR THERE WOULD BE NO INCENTIVE TO WORK 5 BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP TO SOME, WHILE OTHERS DO WELL OUT OF IT
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.