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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableDole
LabelOpinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people. Which comes closest to your own view
Responses
1 ...benefits for unemployed people are too low and cause hard 987
2 or, benefits for unemployed people are too high and discoura 1140
3 (Neither) 532
4 BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP BUT CAN T BE HIGH 1
5 BOTH: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CAUSES HARDSHIP TO SOME, WHILE OT 2
6 ABOUT RIGHT/IN BETWEEN 3
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 132
8 Don`t know 86
9 Refusal 1
-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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