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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2017

Variable Details

Variablewelfare2
LabelWelfarism scale (welfhelp to proudwlf) dv
Responses
1 sympathetic 17
1.125 20
1.25 27
1.33333333333333 1
1.375 27
1.5 38
1.625 37
1.75 57
1.875 70
2 114
2.125 121
2.14285714285714 2
2.2 1
2.25 149
2.28571428571429 1
2.375 155
2.4 1
2.42857142857143 1
2.5 166
2.57142857142857 5
2.625 193
2.66666666666667 2
2.71428571428571 4
2.75 194
2.8 1
2.83333333333333 2
2.85714285714286 5
2.875 271
3 316
3.125 229
3.14285714285714 3
3.2 1
3.25 217
3.375 176
3.42857142857143 4
3.5 140
3.57142857142857 3
3.625 120
3.75 104
3.85714285714286 2
3.875 55
4 51
4.125 28
4.25 22
4.375 16
4.5 13
4.625 6
4.75 5
4.875 1
5 poor dont deserve 1
9 Missing values 63
-1 No self-completion 730
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2017
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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