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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2022

Variable Details

Variablemaininc5_Archive
LabelArchive DV: What is your main source of income at present?
Responses
1 Earnings from employment 3898
2 Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s) 821
3 Private pension(s) 270
4 State retirement or widow's pension(s) 781
5 Incapacity benefit / Employment and Support Allowance /Disab 126
6 Personal Independence Payment 84
7 Universal Credit or Tax Credit 269
8 Student loan 60
9 Property and lettings 26
10 Savings and investments 125
11 Financially dependent on family/partner 28
98 Don't know 15
99 Refused 96
906 Other specific answer not in codeframe 86
907 None of these 0
-1 Not applicable 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2022
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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