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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableDataShr2
LabelHow comfortable or uncomfortable with the government using hospital admissions records to make sure people on benefits are paid correctly if they need to go into hospital.
Responses
1 Very comfortable 722
2 Fairly comfortable 929
3 Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable 354
4 Fairly uncomfortable 496
5 Very uncomfortable 358
8 Don`t know 25
9 Refusal 0
-2 skip, version off route 995
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2018
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal). 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
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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