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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableTrstONSWN
LabelMost important reason for not trusting statistics produced by ONS dv
Question text And which of those is the most important reason?
Responses
1 Don t trust figures, from personal experience 39
2 Heard / read something bad about the figures 9
3 Figures are difficult to count or measure; not always record 26
4 ONS has vested interest in results / manipulates production 10
5 The Government has vested interest in the results / interfer 41
6 The figures are misrepresented or spun by politicians or the 65
7 Figures alone do not tell the whole story / there is more to 30
8 Understand figures or statistics 1
9 Don t understand figures or statistics 14
10 Other (please specify) 31
98 Don't know 3
-2 schedule not applicable 974
-1 item not applicable 1699
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsIf necessary, inform the respondent of the categories you recorded in their previous answer
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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