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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2019

Variable Details

VariableRetExpb
LabelSpecifically what age do you expect to retire from your main job?
Responses
40 1
45 2
48 1
50 5
52 3
54 1
55 45
56 1
57 7
58 8
59 3
60 131
61 5
62 24
63 11
64 6
65 300
66 77
67 174
68 60
69 6
70 78
71 3
72 14
73 2
74 1
75 22
76 1
79 1
80 11
81 1
85 3
90 1
998 Don`t know 89
999 Refusal 2
-1 Item not applicable 2124
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2019
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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