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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2021

Variable Details

Variablemaininc5
LabelWhat is your main source of income at present?
Responses
1 Earnings from employment 3540
2 Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s) 832
3 Private pension(s) 260
4 State retirement or widow's pension(s) 672
5 Incapacity benefit / Employment and Support Allowance /Disab 136
6 Personal Independence Payment 69
7 Universal Credit 226
8 Other state benefit or tax credit 49
9 Other main source 84
10 Savings 86
11 Student loan 65
12 lettings 29
13 Partners income 82
98 Don't know 22
99 Prefer not to answer 98
-11 HideNA 0
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2021
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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