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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variablegvspend6
LabelGovernment spending on old age pensions?: Version A, C
Question text Listed below are various areas of government spending. Please show whether you would like to see more or less government spending in each area. Remember that if you say much more, it might require a tax increase to pay for it. Old age pensions.
Responses
1 Spend much more 252
2 Spend more 635
3 Spend the same as now 560
4 Spend less 46
5 Spend much less 10
8 Can't choose 17
9 Not answered 43
-2 skip version off route 837
-1 skip, didn't return SC questionnaire 542
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
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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