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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2020

Variable Details

VariableSocBen1
LabelThinking now only of the government's spending on social benefits, which, if any of the following would be your highest priority for extra spending?
Responses
1 Retirement pensions 1433
2 Child benefits 775
3 Benefits for the unemployed 509
4 Benefits for disabled people 834
5 Benefits for single parents 238
6 None of these 65
8 Don't know 94
9 Prefer not to answer 16
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2020
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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