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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey: Emergency Care Module, 2018

Variable Details

VariableWilWait
LabelFor unexpected non-life threatening health problem… I’m willing to wait a few hours in a waiting room if it means I can be seen that day
Question text (How much do you agree or disagree?) I'm willing to wait a few hours in a waiting room if it means I can be seen that day.
Responses
1 Agree strongly 625
2 Agree 1726
3 Neither agree nor disagree 176
4 Disagree 320
5 Disagree strongly 41
8 Don`t know 17
9 Refusal 1
-2 skip, version off route 973
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey: Emergency Care Module, 2018
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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