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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2019

Variable Details

Variablerespineq
LabelWho should have the greatest responsibility for reducing differences in income between people with high incomes and people with low incomes?:
Responses
1 Private companies 291
2 Government 923
3 Trade unions 33
4 High-income individuals themselves 25
5 Low-income individuals themselves 44
6 Income differences do not need to be reduced 68
8 Can't choose 233
9 Not answered 124
-2 skip, version off route 1074
-1 skip, didn`t return SC questionnaire 409
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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