ESDS Government

Variables in British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

How these variables link across files.

Administrative variables

• comebac2 — Sometime in the next year, we may Q1197
• conlet1 — FIRST ROUND Does contact person re Q1357
• conlet2 — AFTER TELEPHONE CONVERSION Does co Q1359
• duno — RECORD NUMBER OF OCCUPIED DWELLING Q1355
• dusel — RECORD NUMBER OF SELECTED DWELLING Q1356
• endtim — End time HH:MM:SS Q1210
• incentiv — Incentive treatment group
• intcompt — End time HHMM Q1210
• intlen — INTERVIEWER: THE COMPUTER THINKS THQ1212
• persno — ENTER NUMBER OF PEOPLE AGED 18+ Q1361
• perssel — ENTER `PERSON NUMBER OF SELECTED PQ1362
• phonebck — R give phone number for intrv.checkQ1196
• phonex — Is there a phone in accomodation? Q1195
• qtime — How long to complete qA2.55aB2.79aC2.55a
• respoutc — Full or partial interview obtained?Q1326
• selfcomp — Status of self-completion questnrdvQ1209
• sellet1 — FIRST ROUND Does selected person r Q1364
• sellet2 — AFTER TELEPHONE CONVERSION Does se Q1367
• sintlen — Computer IntLen Q1213
• speak1 — FIRST ROUNDWere you able to speak Q1363
• speak2 — AFTER TELEPHONE CONVERSION Were yo Q1366
• sqdate2 — Date completedDDMMYYYYA2.55bB2.79bC2.55b
• tnc — How many visits in total did you maQ1340

Citizenship

• chngdo10 — Would R keep 5gbp too much change? Q799
• chngkp10 — Wrong man keep 5gbp too much change?Q798
• doact — How many wld R do aganst unjust law?dv Q
• dogov — Would contact government department Q774
• dogrp — Would form a group like-mindedpeopleQ779
• domp — Would contact my M.P. Q772
• donone — Do none of these against unjust law Q780
• doprot — Would go on protest or demonstrationQ778
• dorais — Would raise issue in organisation Q777
• dosign — Would sign a petition Q776
• dospk — Would speak to influential person Q773
• dotv — Would contact radio,TV or newspaper Q775
• govcomp — Govt too complicated to understand? Q785
• govnosay — People like me have no say in govt? Q781
• govtrust — Trust govt to put nation above pty? Q787
• govtwork — R's view present system govern BritnQ759
• lords — Should House of Lords be changed? Q760
• lordshow — How changed[if Lord shld be changed]Q761
• losetch — MPs soon lose touch with people? Q782
• lpolitic — R has much interest local politics? Q132
• monarchy — R's view importance monarchy continuQ762
• mpstrust — Trust any politicians to tell truth?Q789
• neigill — Ask neighbour collect prescription? Q793
• neigmilk — Ask neighbour loan 5gbp pay milkman?Q795
• neigsink — Ask neighbour plunger unblock sink? Q794
• pbylost — Lost+ask passerby for directions? Q800
• pbyphone — Ask passerby2change 5gbp for phone? Q801
• poltrust — Trust police not to bend rules? Q788
• ptyntmat — Doesn't matter which party in power?Q786
• raceglty — White/black more likly found guilty?Q791
• richglty — Rich/poor more likely found guilty? Q792
• soctrust — R say most people can be trusted? Q790
• vatcheat — Is it wrong to pay cash, avoid VAT? Q796
• vatdo — Would R pay cash to avoid VAT? Q797
• voteintr — Parties only interested in votes? Q783
• voteonly — Vote way people like me have gov.sayQ784
• votesyst — Should voting system be changed? Q763

Classification (Incl. education/occupation/benefits)

• anybn2 — Does text40 receive state benefits?Q1149
• benefata — Attendance Allowance [now]Q1180
• benefcb — Child Benefit (frm Family Allw[now]Q1173
• benefct — Rate Rebate [now]Q1177
• benefdla — Disability Living Allowance [now]Q1179
• beneffc — Family Credit [now]Q1175
• benefhb — Housing Benefit (Rent Rebate) [now]Q1176
• benefica — Invalid Care Allowance [now]Q1182
• benefinc — Incapacity Benefit/Sickness Bn[now]Q1178
• benefind — Industrial Inj.disablement ben[now]Q1183
• benefis — Income Support (other than unm[now]Q1172
• benefoap — Retirement pension(Nationl Ins[now]Q1168
• benefop — One Parent Benefit [now]Q1174
• benefoth — Other state benefit [now]Q1184
• benefsev — Severe Disablement Allowance [now]Q1181
• benefub — Unemployment Benefit /Income S[now]Q1171
• benefwar — War Pension (War Disablemnt Pe[now]Q1169
• benefwid — Widow s Benefits (Widow s Pens[now]Q1170
• chprived — Child attended private education? Q1011
• edqual1 — Qual obtnd: CSE Grade 2-5 Q1037
• edqual10 — Qual obtnd:BEC ordinary, ONC, OND Q1066
• edqual11 — Qual obtnd:BEC higher, HNC, HND Q1067
• edqual12 — Qual obtnd:Teacher training qualftnQ1068
• edqual13 — Qual obtnd:Nursing qualification Q1069
• edqual14 — Qual obtnd:Other tech,business qualQ1070
• edqual15 — Qual obtnd:Univ,CNAA degree,diplomaQ1071
• edqual16 — Qual obtn:other academic/vocationalQ1072
• edqual17 — Qual obtnd:NVQ/SVQ L.1/GNVQ FoundatQ1073
• edqual18 — Qual obtnd:NVQ/SVQ L2/GNVQ IntermedQ1074
• edqual19 — Qual obtnd:NVQ/SVQ L3/GNVQ AdvancedQ1075
• edqual2 — Qual obtnd: CSE Grade1,O-level, etcQ1038
• edqual20 — Qual obtnd:NVQ/SVQ Level 4 Q1076
• edqual21 — Qual obtn:NVQ/SVQ Level 5 Q1077
• edqual22 — City & Guilds Certificate - Part I Q1077
• edqual23 — City+Guilds Craft/Interm/Ord/PartIIQ1077
• edqual24 — City & Guilds Advancd/Final/PartIIIQ1077
• edqual25 — City+Guilds Full technol'cal PartIVQ1077
• edqual3 — Qual obtnd: A-level etc Q1039
• edqual4 — Qual obtnd:Ovrseas sch leaving examQ1040
• edqual5 — Qual obtnd: trade apprenticeship Q1061
• edqual6 — Qual obtnd: RSA,similar clerical Q1062
• fagsnow — You yourself ever smoke cigarettes?Q1192
• hedqual — Highest educational qual.obtained? Q1078
• hhincome — How much household income last yr? Q1189
• maininc — Main source income R+partner now? Q1186
• othchld3 — R ever responsibl child[none in hh]Q1012
• ownshare — R/spouse own shares inc.unit trust?Q1191
• prived — H'hold member attend private schoolQ1013
• pschqual — R passed any work exams/quals ? Q1041
• rearn — R's gross earnings [if in paid wrk]Q1190
• rprived — R attended private education? Q1009
• schqual — Does R have school qual.on card? Q1017
• seconact — Partners economic activity[mar/liv]Q1091
• seconpos — Current economic position spous/prtQ1121
• semploye — Spouse's main job is as an employeeQ1099
• sempstat — Spouse/partner ES current/last job?Q1132
• sempwork — No.employee spouse wrkplace[evr wk]Q1109
• sghclass — Spouse/partner Goldthorpe-heath clsQ1143
• sghgrp — Spouse/partnr Goldthorpe-Heath(com)Q1144
• slastjob — Spouse:when last job? [mar/liv as]Q1092
• smajgrp — Spouse:R.G. Major Group [if marr]Q1129
• smanual — Spouse/partnr's cur/last job manualQ1126
• smingrp — Spouse:R.G.Const Minor Group[ifmar]Q1127
• smokday — Smoke how many cigarettes a day? Q1193
• socsect2 — Spouse's occupationl sector[sp emp]Q1102
• spartful — Spouse/partner full/partime wrk[marQ1120
• sprived — Spouse attended private education? Q1010
• srempee — Spouse is employe/self-employd[mar]Q1131
• srgclass — Spouse/partner R.G. social class? Q1142
• sseg — Spouse/partner R.G.socioecn grp[17]Q1137
• sseg2 — Spouse:R.G.socioeconomic gr[cat 20]Q1136
• sseggrp — Spouse/partnr socio-economic gp(ii)Q1138
• sseggrp2 — Spouse/partner socio-economic groupQ1139
• ssic92 — Spouse/partner SIC '92?[if married]Q1133
• ssic92gp — Spouse/partner SIC '92(compres)[marQ1135
• ssmajgrp — Spouse:R.G.Sub-major groups?[ifmar]Q1128
• ssoc — Spouse's Standard Occup Class 1990 Q1122
• ssoccla2 — R.G.'s social class of spouse[marr]Q1140
• ssocclas — Spouse/partner R.G.social class? Q1141
• ssuper — Spouse:how many supervise at work Q1098
• ssupman2 — Spouse is/was manager/supervis[mar]Q1101
• tea — Terminal education ageQ1016
• tea2 — How old was R when R left school? Q1014

Countryside

• club1 — R belong to National Trust? Q916
• club10 — R belong to Rambler's Association? Q923
• club11 — R belong to Urban Conservation GroupQ925
• club12 — R belong to Campaign nuclear disarm.Q926
• club2 — R belong to R.S.P.B.? Q917
• club3 — R belong to oth wildlife protecn grpQ922
• club4 — R belongto cntryside sports,leis orgQ924
• club5a — R belong none of these,DK,NA [drop]Q927
• club6 — R belong to Friends of the Earth? Q918
• club7 — R belong to World Wildlife Fund? Q919
• club8 — R belong to Greenpeace? Q920
• club9 — R belong Council Protection Rural ? Q921
• condevt — R's concern abt housing development?Q870
• conroad — R's concern about major new road? Q879
• cthtnew1 — Greatest threat to countryside? Q866
• cthtnew2 — Next greatest threat to countryside?Q868
• ctrybetr — Countryside now better or worse? Q864
• ctryconc — R concerned abt countryside changes?Q865
• ctrydon1 — Contacted MP abt countryside issue Q889
• ctrydon2 — Contacted gov dept cntryside issue Q890
• ctrydon3 — Contacted media ab cntryside issue Q891
• ctrydon4 — Signed petition ab cntryside issue Q892
• ctrydon5 — Joined consvtn grp cntryside issue Q893
• ctrydon6 — Money to campaign cntryside issue? Q894
• ctrydon7 — Campaign volnteer cntryside issue? Q895
• ctrydon8 — Protest march abt cntryside issue? Q896
• ctrydone — Ever done anythn countrysid issues Q888
• ctrypay1 — Who most resp.look aftr countryside?Q897
• ctrypay2 — Who next resp.look aftr countryside?Q898
• ctrysame — Countryside same as 20 yrs ago? Q863
• devtdo1 — Take no action concrn housing devt Q871
• devtdo2 — Contact mp concern housing develmt Q872
• devtdo3 — Contact gov dept concern hous devt Q873
• devtdo4 — Contact media concern housing devt Q874
• devtdo5 — Sign petition concern housing devt Q875
• devtdo6 — Join consvtn grp concern hous devt Q876
• devtdo7 — Money to campaign concrn hous devt Q877
• devtdo8 — Campaign volnteer concrn hous devt Q878
• devtdo9 — Protest march concern housing devt Q878
• leisure1 — Been for drive,picnic in countrysideQ899
• leisure2 — Been for walk,hike in countryside Q900
• leisure3 — Visit homes,gardens in countryside? Q901
• leisure4 — Gone fishing,shooting in countrysideQ902
• leisure5 — Visited seacoast or cliffs Q903
• leisure6 — When last activity? [if none Q899 ]Q904
• respres — R live in urban or rural place? Q928
• roaddo1 — Take no action concrn housing Road Q880
• roaddo2 — Contact mp concern housing develmt Q881
• roaddo3 — Contact gov dept concern hous Road Q882
• roaddo4 — Contact media concern housing Road Q883
• roaddo5 — Sign petition concern housing Road Q884
• roaddo6 — Join consvtn grp concern hous Road Q885
• roaddo7 — Money to campaign concrn hous Road Q886
• roaddo8 — Campaign volnteer concrn hous Road Q887
• roaddo9 — Protest march concern housing Road Q887

Economic activity and labour market

• bus1fut — Bsns prospects coming year[if s-emp]Q619
• bus1ok — Business compare 1 yr ago [if s-emp]Q618
• conmove — R considered moving to find work[un]Q608
• contcrep — Past yr contacted TU for help/info? Q637
• curunemp — How long present unemploym[if unemp]Q600
• ddaemp — Unlawful to refuse employ disabled? Q695
• ddashp — Unlawful to refuse2serve disabled? Q696
• disjob — Much prej.in GB disabled getting jobQ694
• dislmt — R's health/disab limit daily activtyQ692
• disnew — R has health problem/disability>1yr?Q690
• disprj — Much prej in GB against the disabledQ693
• diswrk — R's health/disab afffect paid work? Q691
• earnhour — R still like2work fewer hr[emp+fewr]Q680
• edisjob — Prej.in GB disabled in getting job[emp]Q
• edisprj — Much prej in GB agin disabled[employee]Q
• efindjob — How long2find job,if start look[emp]Q591
• ejbhrcai — Hours R works[category][if employee]Q523
• ejbhrcax — Workingtime excluding overtimedv Q
• ejbhrsx — No.hours a week R works[if employee]Q521
• elookjob — Look for job if lost job[if employe]Q588
• employdt — Time R been employed MMM [months]dv Q557
• eretrain — Willing retrain? [emp+long find job]Q592
• eselfem — Been self-emp in last 5 yrs[if emp] Q593
• esrjbtim — In present job,work fulltime[if emp]Q518
• everjob — Had job in last 5years[if lk a home]Q612
• exprtful — Is R's job fulltim/part[not working]Q522
• fewhour — Method fewer?[if emp+fewer work hrs]Q678
• fptwork — Prefer full-time work?[if unemp,etc]Q610
• ftjobser — Considrd Ft[if home+no job last 5yr]Q613
• indrel — Mangmt-emp relations at work[if emp]Q641
• jobqual — Find job match qualificatn[if unemp]Q601
• jobsatis — Job satisfaction [employee] Q554
• jointu — If trade union R likely to join it? Q639
• leavejob — Likely leave job next year? [if emp]Q567
• manatttu — Mangmt attitd.2 trade unions[if emp]Q643
• morehour — Why not more[if emp+more hours Q675]Q676
• moreplan — Shd employees have more say job planQ672
• moresay — Shd have more say job decisn[if emp]Q669
• muchplan — Employe how much say in job decisionQ671
• muchsay — R has much say work?[if emp+has say]Q668
• noredund — R's emp.has no compulsry redundancy?Q566
• notubet — Work place would be better if no TU?Q640
• npwork10 — Any paid work<10hrs[if nt paid work]Q558
• numemp — Workplace employes next year[if emp]Q564
• nwempern — Job=means2earn a livin[not sick+ret]Q644
• nwempliv — Why job only means to earn a living?Q645
• nwunemp — R unemployd+seek work5yrs[wrk/lah/edQ595
• nwunempt — Unemployd mnths last 5yr[able+activ]Q596
• otherrep — Any othr worker/staff representativeQ635
• parttime — How many parttime hours/wk[if unemp]Q611
• paygap — Pay gap atplace of work[if employee]Q561
• prefhour — R's preference hours/week [if emp]Q675
• prpenget — R get private pension? [if retired]Q684
• ptjobser — Cons.Pt[if home+not considrd FT job]Q614
• reconact — R's main economic activity last wk? Q497
• reconpos — Current economic position respondentQ527
• remploye — R's main job now,R employee/selfemp?Q506
• remplpen — R receive employer pension[if retir]Q682
• remplyee — R is/was employee or selfemployed? Q505
• rempstat — Respondent:R.G.employment status Q538
• rempwork — How many employees R's work[evr wrk]Q514
• retage — R is retirement age? Over 60/65 dv Q686
• retirag2 — At what age did you retire from workQ689
• rghclass — Respondent:Goldthorpe-Heath cl 1990 Q549
• rghgrp — Goldthorpe-Heath class (compressed) Q550
• rlastjob — When last job?[not in paid work now]Q498
• rmajgrp — R's R.G.Major Group dv Q535
• rmanual — Respondents job manual or non-manualQ532
• rmingrp — R's R.G.Constituent Minor Groups dv Q533
• rocsect2 — R works for organisation type?[emp] Q508
• rpartful — R ever worked part time/full time? Q525
• rpeninyr — State pension buy more next yr[ret]?Q688
• rpension — Present state pension level[retird]?Q687
• rrempee — R employee/self-emp[if ever worked] Q537
• rrgclass — R.G.Social Class current/last job? Q548
• rseg — Socio-economic group of R.[17 cat]dvQ543
• rseg2 — Socio-economic group of R [20 cat] Q542
• rseggrp — R's Socio-economic group[9 cat] Q544
• rseggrp2 — R's Socio-economic group[8 cat] Q545
• rsic92 — Standard Industrial Classific'n '92 Q539
• rsic92gp — Standard Indust.Class '92(comm) dv Q541
• rsmajgrp — R's R.G. Sub-major groups dv Q534
• rsoc — Standard Occupational Classif'n1990 Q528
• rsoccla2 — Comes back from Census Matrix Q546
• rsocclas — R.G.'s social class of respondent dvQ547
• rsuper — No. R supervises [if ever worked] Q504
• rsuper2 — Does/did R supervise people at work?Q502
• rsupman2 — R manager,foreman,suprv[if employee]Q507
• sayjob — Has R say in job change? [if emp]Q667
• sayplans — Employees in general say in job planQ670
• semplee — Been employee last 5yrs[if self-emp]Q615
• sempleet — How long[if slf-emp+employee l 5yrs]Q616
• semplpen — Spouse get emplyr pensn[if married ]Q683
• semplser — Cnsdrd emp[if s-emp+employee l 5yrs]Q617
• sempnum — Number employees R's work?[self-emp]Q513
• sjbhrcai — Hours R works[category][if self-emp]Q524
• snumemp — SAnyEmps:R have employees[slf-emp]dvQ516
• spartnrs — Any partners or colleagues?[if semp]Q511
• sprpnget — Sps get privat pens[if married/liv ]Q685
• ssrjbtim — Are you full/part-time? [if selfemp]Q519
• trnem1 — Who shld pay for necessary training?Q697
• trnem2 — Who shd pay helpful training nt nec?Q699
• trnem3 — Who shd pay training for future job?Q701
• trnun1 — Who shd pay training for unemployed?Q703
• trnun2 — Who pay train employed help any job?Q705
• tubetter — Work place wld be better if were TU?Q638
• tuignore — TU usually ignored by management? Q633
• tumemb — Any TU/SA active at R's workplace? Q624
• tunotice — TU take notice wrkr problm+complaintQ632
• tuorsa — Can R join TU/SA at workplace? Q625
• tusaever — Have you ever been a member of a TU?Q553
• tushoul2 — TU/staff ass. most imp[if union WP ]Q628
• tushould — TU/staff ass. most imp[if emp+TU/SA]Q629
• tusmooth — TU helps make things run smoothly? Q634
• ubadjob — Take unacceptable job[if unem 3+mth Q607
• ufindjob — Take unacceptable job[if unem 3+mth]Q604
• ujobchnc — Real chance job in this area?[unemp]Q609
• ujobmove — Willing to move [if unemp 3+mths]Q606
• unionsa — Now in trade union/Staff associatn? Q552
• uretrain — Willing to retrain [if unemp 3+mths]Q605
• wagedrop — Expect same wage/less?[wage notrise]Q563
• wagenow — R describe the wages [if employee]Q559
• wagexpct — Expect wages next year [if employee]Q562
• whorep — Do you know who representative is? Q636
• whygo1 — Firm will close [if likely leav emp]Q578
• whygo10 — Family respnsbl[if likely leave emp]Q585
• whygo11 — Return to education[lkely leave emp]Q585
• whygo2 — Made Redundant [if likely leave emp]Q579
• whygo3 — Reach retireage[if likely leave emp]Q580
• whygo4 — Contract expire[if likely leave emp]Q581
• whygo5 — Retire early [if likely leaver emp]Q582
• whygo6 — New employer [if likely leaver emp]Q583
• whygo7 — Go self-employd[if likely leave emp]Q584
• whygo8 — Other answer [if likely leaver emp]Q586
• wkjbhrsi — R work how many hours/week?[if work]Q520
• wkjbtim — In present work,R fulltime?[if work]Q517
• wkprefjb — R still prefer paid work[if working]Q673
• wkwkmain — Which is R's main reason[if working]Q666
• wkwork1 — Work is normal thing to do.[working]Q656
• wkwork2 — Need money for basic essentials[wrk]Q657
• wkwork3 — Earn money to buy extras[if working]Q658
• wkwork4 — Earn money of my own [if working]Q659
• wkwork5 — For the company of othr ppl[working]Q660
• wkwork6 — R enjoys working [if working]Q661
• wkwork7 — To follow my career [if working]Q662
• wkwork8 — Change from children/housework[work]Q663
• wkwork9 — Other answer why work [if working]Q664
• wkworkhd — R works as hard as has2?[if working]Q681
• workrun — How well workplace managed [if emp]Q642
• wpunion2 — At workplace,recognised TU/SA? Q621
• wpunions — At workplace,recognised TU/SA? dv Q622
• wpunionw — Wp unions+Staff Ass.do well[emp+mem]Q627
• wpuniow2 — Wp unions+Staff Ass.do well[UnionWP]Q626
• wpunsure — Does management recognise TU/SA? Q623
• wtupow2 — Power of TU at own workplace?[TU WP]Q630
• wtupower — Power of TU at own workplace[if emp]Q631

Education

• edspend1 — 1st priority f extra spending on ed Q707
• edspend2 — 2nd priority f extra spendng on educQ708
• primimp1 — 1st most useful improve primary sch?Q709
• primimp2 — 2nd most useful improve primary sch?Q711
• schselec — R's view kind of secondary school? Q717
• secimp1 — 1st most useful improve secondy sch?Q713
• secimp2 — 2nd most useful improve secondy sch?Q715

Genetics research

• abdie — R view abortion right kid die in 20sQ738
• abmental — R view abortion right kid mental disQ736
• abphys — R view abortion right kid physic.disQ737
• abshort — R view abortion right kid 8yo heightQ739
• chgcanc — Let change genes2reduc breast cancerQ753
• chgcleve — Allow change genes increase intelligQ749
• chgfat — Let change genes2make average weightQ755
• chggay — Allow change genes2straight/not gay?Q750
• chgheart — Allow change genes2reduce heart dis?Q752
• chgheig — Allow change genes to change height?Q748
• chgsex — Let change genes determine baby sex?Q756
• chgstrai — Allow change genes2gay/not straight?Q751
• chgviol — Let change genes2reduce aggr/violentQ754
• gencanc — What decide person's breast cancer? Q744
• gencare — R cared family/friend genetic condn?Q758
• genchgin — Insurance cost dec.by genetic tests Q727
• gencleve — What decides a person's intelligenceQ741
• genempl — Employer have right see gene test? Q729
• geneyes — What decide person's eye colour? Q747
• genfamil — Serious genetic condition R/family? Q757
• genfat — What decide person's very overweightQ746
• gengay — What decid person being gay/lesbian?Q742
• genheart — What decides a person's heart diseasQ743
• genheigh — What decides a person's height? Q740
• genpromo — Employer see test result of employeeQ733
• genrefin — Let insurance comp.use genetic testsQ725
• gentaket — Employer have right make R take testQ731
• genviol — What decide person's aggress/violentQ745
• pregtest — Offr all pregnant women genetic testQ735
• trgencha — Charity scient truth dangerhumangeneQ724
• trgencom — drug scientist truth dangerhumangeneQ723
• trgengvm — Gvt health min.truth dangerhumangeneQ720
• trgengvs — Govt scientist truth dangerhumangeneQ722
• trgenjou — Journlst truth danger humangene res?Q719
• trgenuni — Univ scientist truth dangerhumangeneQ721

Health care

• dentinsu — R's priv.medical insur.cover dentistQ475
• dentlimt — NHS dental treatment only fr low incQ474
• dentothr — Is R's dental treatment covered privQ476
• dentsat — How satisfied with NHS dentists Q456
• gpchange — Difficult or easy to change GP? Q473
• gpsat — How satisfied with local doctors/GPsQ455
• gpuse — Visited NHS GP in last yr:R/family? Q477
• inpat1 — Doc tell all you feel need to know? Q462
• inpat2 — Doc take R's view treatmnt seriouslyQ463
• inpat3 — Operation happen when booked for? Q464
• inpat4 — Home only when really well enough toQ465
• inpat5 — Nurses take seriously any complaintsQ466
• inpat6 — Doctors take seriously any complaintQ467
• inpat7 — Special nurse to deal w problems? Q468
• inpatsat — How satisfied with being an inpat'ntQ457
• inpuse — Been inpatient in last yr:R/family? Q479
• nhsdnuse — Had NHS dental trtmt last yr:R/fam? Q483
• nhslimit — NHS only avail.to lower income groupQ461
• nhssat — How satisfied with NHS Q454
• outpasat — How satisfied with being outpatient?Q458
• outpat1 — Appointment within 3 months back prbQ469
• outpat2 — Wait to be seen less than 1-2 hr ? Q470
• outpat3 — Able to complain about treatment? Q471
• outpuse — Been outpatient in last yr:R/family?Q478
• prdenuse — Had priv.dental trtmt last yr:R/fam?Q482
• privmed — R has private health insurance? Q459
• privpaid — Does employer pay[if has health ins]Q460
• privuse — Had priv.medical trtmt last yr:R/famQ481
• visituse — Visited NHS patient last yr:R/familyQ480
• whchhosp — Can choose hospital for operation? Q472

Household grid

• househld — Number in household including R? Q30
• married — Respondent's marital statusdvQ111
• marstat — Respondent's marital status dv Q110
• marstat2 — Respondent's marital status[full] Q109
• p10age — Person 10:age Q78
• p10rel — Person 10:relation to respondent dv Q80
• p10rel2 — Person 10:relation to respondnt[full]Q79
• p10sex — Person 10:sex Q77
• p11age — Person 11:age Q83
• p11rel — Person 11:relation to respondent dv Q85
• p11rel2 — Person 11:relation to respondnt[full]Q84
• p11sex — Person 11:sex Q82
• p2age — Person 2:age YY Q38
• p2rel — Person 2:relation to respondent dv Q40
• p2rel2 — Person 2:relation to respondent[full]Q39
• p2sex — Person 2:sex Q37
• p3age — Person 3:age Q43
• p3rel — Person 3:relation to respondent dv Q45
• p3rel2 — Person 3:relation to respondent[full]Q44
• p3sex — Person 3:sex Q42
• p4age — Person 4:age Q48
• p4rel — Person 4:relation to respondent dv Q50
• p4rel2 — Person 4:relation to respondent[full]Q49
• p4sex — Person 4:sex Q47
• p5age — Person 5:age Q53
• p5rel — Person 5:relation to respondent dv Q55
• p5rel2 — Person 5:relation to respondent[full]Q54
• p5sex — Person 5:sex Q52
• p6age — Person 6:age Q58
• p6rel — Person 6:relation to respondent dv Q60
• p6rel2 — Person 6:relation to respondent[full]Q59
• p6sex — Person 6:sex Q57
• p7age — Person 7:age Q63
• p7rel — Person 7:relation to respondent dv Q65
• p7rel2 — Person 7:relation to respondent[full]Q64
• p7sex — Person 7:sex Q62
• p8age — Person 8:age Q68
• p8rel — Person 8:relation to respondent dv Q70
• p8rel2 — Person 8:relation to respondent[full]Q69
• p8sex — Person 8:sex Q67
• p9age — Person 9:age Q73
• p9rel — Person 9:relation to respondent dv Q75
• p9rel2 — Person 9:relation to respondent[full]Q74
• p9sex — Person 9:sex Q72
• rage — Respondent's age in years YY Q33
• ragecat — Age of respondent(grouped) dv Q107
• rsex — Sex of respondent by observation Q32
• rsexage — Age grouped within gender? dv Q108

Housing and local area

• attacks — People attacked in the street? Q144
• burglary — Incidence of burglary in this area Q142
• buyfrmla — Did buy as tenant of LA?[owns/mortg]Q185
• clubs — Member of sports club/cultural groupQ171
• copemorg — Diff.to cope?[if buying on mortgage]Q186
• drunks — Drunks/tramps on the streets ? Q137
• easysell — R'home easy to sell?[ own or buying]Q187
• graffiti — Graffiti on walls/buildings? Q135
• hmgdbad — Homes+gardens in bad condition? Q139
• homeest — Is home part of a housing estate? Q176
• homemove — Would you choose to stay/move out? Q177
• hometype — Type of accomodation Q173
• hsepchng — House prices in your area last5yearsQ179
• hsepexpt — House prices in your area in 1 year Q178
• illdrugs — People dealing in illegal drugs? Q145
• legalres — Is R legally responsible for hhold? Q184
• loceduc — Schools around here better thn avergQ147
• locjobs — Job interview chances vs other area?Q148
• locraise — Area as place to bring up kids betr?Q149
• loctrans — Public transport around here better?Q146
• memcomvl — R member Oth.local community/voluntyQ170
• memenvir — R member Local conservation/envirnmnQ169
• memnghcl — R is member Neighbourhd councl/forumQ167
• memnghwt — R is member Neighbourhood Watch SchmQ168
• memnone — Member of these local comm'ty group?Q161
• memparcl — R is member of Parish or town counclQ166
• memplpty — R is member of a political party Q165
• mempta — R is member of Parent-teachers assocQ163
• memresid — R is member of Tenants/residents assQ162
• memsclgv — R is member of Board school governorQ164
• memsikvl — R member of vol.group help sick+eldrQ170
• nghbrhd — How long R lived in neighbourhood?yrQ150
• noisyngb — Noisy neighbours/loud parties? Q134
• norooms — How many rooms your household have? Q175
• racetens — Insults/attacks because race/colour?Q141
• rentprf1 — If had a *free* choice rent or buy? Q188
• rubbish — Rubbish or litter lying about? Q138
• teenonst — Teenagers hanging round street Q136
• tenure1 — Accommodation tenure dv Q182
• tenure2 — Accommodation tenure (summary) dv Q183
• tenure5 — Accommodation tenure(full) Q180
• vandals — Vandalism+deliberate damage? Q140
• vehtheft — Cars broken into/stolen in this areaQ143

Introduction

• intdate — Date interview completed DDMMYYYY Q26
• moi — Multiple Output Indicator <1-26> Q15
• ownoccup — Percentage owner occupied Q14
• popband — Population density in quartiles dv Q
• popden — Population densityQ13
• serial — Serial Number Q1
• sintdate — Computer IntDate DDMMYYYY Q27
• spoint — Original Sample point<1-200> Q17
• strttime — Start time HHMM Q29
• sttim — Start time HH:MM:SS Q29
• version — A, B or C? Q21

Local government

• binsstnd — Govt/local cnl set rubbish collectn?Q847
• cllrdevl — R trust city cnl building developmntQ848
• cntlcncl — Shld councils be contrld by cent.govQ803
• ctaxval — Council tax is good value for money?Q805
• dcbcldr — R happen to know who leader council?Q812
• dcbcname — Do u know the name of dist.council? Q806
• dcldrnam — Name of leader of R's council? Q813
• gevot97 — Did R vote in General Election 1997?Q821
• helpstnd — Govt/local cnl set'home help'rules? Q846
• jurydevl — R trust jury to come to best view? Q849
• laoth — Local auth'ty inform R as resident? Q816
• laserv — Local auth'ty inform R abt.services?Q815
• lintdate — Check date of interview: DDMMYYYY Q802
• locel97 — R voted local+general elec same timeQ824
• locvot98 — R voted last local elec[Eng 7/5/98+]Q818
• locvotea — R voted last time local elections? Q825
• locvoteb — R voted last time local elec+no GE? Q826
• locvoted — Did R vote? in local election? Q832
• locvotsw — R manage to vote,May1995[Scot+Wales]Q829
• myrclear — Mayor elected:clear who responsible?Q844
• myrcllrs — Mayor elect:loc clr.have 2little sayQ843
• myrdone — Mayor elected:easier get things doneQ840
• myrpower — Mayor elected:2much power to 1personQ841
• myrspeak — Mayor electd:someon speak whole areaQ842
• postvot — Let everyone vote by post/poll stat?Q836
• postvtlk — More likely R would vote if by post?Q837
• rates — Central,Local govt dec rates/countaxQ804
• rwdclead — R named leader correctly? dvQ
• schlstnd — Govt/local cnl set school standards?Q845
• shopvtlk — More likly R wld vote if at shop/PO?Q838
• votecomp — Way of voting R prefer:ballot/buttonQ839
• vtmay98 — Local election May 1998[Eng 7/5/98+]Q817
• whynvt — Why did R not vote? dv Q833
• whynvt97 — Why did R not vote in 97general elecQ822
• whynvt98 — Why not vote local elec[Eng 7/5/98+]Q819
• whynvtsw — Why R not vote that local election? Q830
• whynvtxx — Why R did not vote local election? Q827
• wkendvot — Should hold local election weekend? Q834
• wkndvtlk — Wld R vote if local election weekendQ835
• xnamdcbc — Name R city/district/borough councilQ809

Mapping Variable

• stregion — Standard Region dv Q11

Miscellaneous (Europe etc.)

• ecpolicy — Future relations between UK+EC? Q852
• ecuview — Sterling vs Eur currency:Shd Rs viewQ853
• nireland — Long-term policy for NI shld be? Q850
• prejas — Is there prejudice against Asians? Q854
• prejblk — Is prejudice against black people? Q855
• prejfut — Racial prejudice in future 5 years? Q858
• prejnow — Is more race prejudice than 5yrs agoQ856
• srprej — Describe your racial prejudice? Q860

Newspaper readership/TV viewing

• readpap — R reads newspaper 3+times a week? Q115
• tvconwk — Days R watched TV news last week? Q121
• tvhrswk — Hours TV R watch/day Monday-Friday? Q119
• tvhrswke — Hours TV R watch/day at the weekend?Q120
• whpaper — Which paper? [reads 3+times]Q116

Party identification

• closepty — Closer to one party?[If not suportr]Q123
• idstrng — How strong R's party identification?Q130
• partyid1 — R's political party identification Q125
• partyid2 — Party political id(compressed) dv Q128
• politics — How much interest R has in politics?Q131
• ptyalleg — Party political identification dv Q129
• supparty — Think self political party supporterQ122

Public spending and social welfare

• careresp — Who pay care of elderly resid.homes?Q440
• dole — Opinion on unemployment benefitlevelQ425
• failclm — Many people fail to claim benefits? Q424
• falseclm — Many people falsely claim benefits? Q423
• healresp — Who shld mainly pay for health care?Q436
• hincdif2 — Closest view to own:household incomeQ449
• hincpast — H'hold income fallen behind prices? Q451
• hincxpct — Will h'hold incom fall behind pricesQ452
• incomgap — Gap between high and low incomes Q447
• mstchild — High earner entitled more child benfQ432
• mstdisab — Hi incom disabld entitld2more beneftQ434
• mstretir — High earner entitled bigger statepenQ430
• mstunemp — High earner entitled more unemp.beneQ428
• penspoor — Married couple living onstatepensionQ442
• pensrent — Pension cpl living 103pnd after rentQ446
• poorspno — Pension couple living 103 pnds(StPn)Q444
• poorub40 — Married couple living on79pnds(UB40)Q443
• retresp — Who ensure ppl enuf money retirementQ437
• sickresp — Who ensure sick ppl enough to live? Q438
• socspnd1 — Gvt spend on benefit for unemployed?Q417
• socspnd2 — Gvt spend on benefit notwork disabldQ418
• socspnd3 — Gvt spend parents work on low incomeQ419
• socspnd4 — Govt spend benefits fr single parentQ420
• socspnd5 — Govt spend benefits for retired ppl?Q421
• socspnd6 — Govt spend benefits carers sick/disbQ422
• srinc — Self-rated income group Q448
• taxspend — Govt choos taxation v.social serviceQ427
• ub40rent — Marr coupl living on79pnd after rentQ445
• ubpoor — Married couple living on unempbeneftQ441
• unemresp — Who ensure unemployed enuf to live? Q439

Questions about grandchildren

• grchadv — Ever given g'child advice on things?Q261
• grchadvf — Often last year given g'child adviceQ262
• grchage1 — How old was grandchild last birthdayQ230
• grchage2 — About how old is grandchild if DKageQ231
• grchagec — Age of grandchild[grouped] dv Q
• grchcar1 — R helped w.baby-sitting during day? Q250
• grchcar2 — R helped w.baby-sitting in evening? Q251
• grchclos — Do you feel close to grandchild? Q234
• grchcon — Grandchild+U any contact last 2 yr? Q232
• grchday — R spent time w.g'kid w/o hir parentsQ241
• grchesco — R taken g'kid to from nursery/schoolQ252
• grchfath — How long ago grandchild's dad die? Q266
• grchfree — R want life free of family duties? Q199
• grchgame — R play games/watch TV w/o parents? Q246
• grchgpc — R providing longterm care a lot timeQ255
• grchgpcw — For who R's providing longterm care?Q256
• grchhhld — Does grandchild live in same hhld? Q237
• grchhol1 — R holiday with g'child w/o parents? Q248
• grchhol2 — R holiday with g'child with parents?Q249
• grchill — R cared yng g'kid in home illness? Q253
• grchill2 — R cared for older g'child illness? Q254
• grchlast — How long since contact Grandchild+U?Q233
• grchlit — Grandchild little more contact with Q204
• grchlivw — Who does grandchild live with now? Q236
• grchmjob — Grandchild's mother have paid job? Q235
• grchmodf — Last year help g'child money often? Q260
• grchmolf — Last year help money often?[g'kid f]Q258
• grchmond — Directly helped g'child with money? Q259
• grchmonl — R help with money g'kid's parents? Q257
• grchmore — Grandchild more contact with thn othQ203
• grchmoth — How long ago grandchild's mum die? Q267
• grchnum — How many grandchildren do you have? Q202
• grchpadv — How long ago g'kid parents' divorce?Q265
• grchpams — Are grandchild's parents together? Q264
• grchpare — Related to you through which child? Q229
• grchpark — R visit park w. g'child w/o parent? Q244
• grchparl — Are both grandchild's parents alive?Q263
• grchpdv1 — G'kid stay w.R at death/divorce/sep?Q268
• grchpdv2 — More contact g'kid death/divorce/sepQ269
• grchpdv3 — Less contact g'kid death/divorce/sepQ270
• grchpdv4 — Diff.keep contact g'kid death/div/spQ271
• grchpdv5 — Not let see g'kid death/divorce/sep?Q272
• grchpres — Given or got gift g'kid in last yr? Q243
• grchputo — Often R put self out2look aft g'kid?Q200
• grchrewd — My g'childrn rewarding part my life?Q198
• grchsay1 — R have a say in g'child decisions? Q274
• grchsay2 — Had R a say in past in g'kid dec'ns Q275
• grchsee — How often does R see this grandchildQ238
• grchsel — Randomly pick grandchld from grid[e]Q225
• grchsex — Relationship of this grandchild+sex?Q228
• grchshop — R shop/cinema/theatre/sports w/o parQ245
• grchstay — G'kid stayed with R w/o hir parents?Q242
• grchstwk — R gave up/cut work2look after g'kid?Q201
• grchtel — R contact by g'kid by telephone oftnQ240
• grchtime — About how long door2door to g'child?Q239
• grchupbr — You and g'kid's parents agree upbrinQ273
• grchvist — R visit relativ/friends w/o parents Q247

Questions about grandparents

• grpaadv — Grandparent given R advice on thingsQ324
• grpaadvf — How often g'parent gave R advice? Q325
• grpaage1 — How old was g'parent last birthday? Q299
• grpaage2 — DK exact age, g'parent's approx.age?Q300
• grpaagec — Grandparent's age group, know+approx dvQ
• grpaclos — Does R feel close to grandparent? Q303
• grpacon — R had any contact w.g'parent in 2yr?Q301
• grpaday — R see grandparent in day w/o parentsQ308
• grpafath — How long ago did R's father die? Q329
• grpagame — R play game/watch TV/video w.g'parenQ312
• grpagpc — R providing long-term care fr anyoneQ320
• grpagpcw — Who caring for[if R provide lt care]Q321
• grpahavc — Not see g'par as much if not have toQ277
• grpahhld — Does grandparent live in same hhold?Q304
• grpahlp1 — R helped grandparent with shopping? Q316
• grpahlp2 — R help g'parent w.cook/repair/gardenQ317
• grpahlp3 — R taken g'parent place they need go?Q318
• grpahlp4 — R care for g'parent illness/accidentQ319
• grpahol1 — R away wkend/holiday w.g'par w/o parQ314
• grpahol2 — R away wkend/holiday w.g'par w.parntQ315
• grpaimpt — R's g'parents imp.part of R's life? Q276
• grpalast — How long since R contact g'parent? Q302
• grpalit — R has a little more contact w.g'par?Q282
• grpamodf — How often g'parent helped R w.money?Q323
• grpamond — Grandparent ever helped R with moneyQ322
• grpamore — R has most contact w.one grandparentQ281
• grpamoth — How long ago did R's mother die? Q330
• grpanint — G'parents not v.interested in mylifeQ278
• grpanotc — Not see g'parents asmuchas they likeQ279
• grpanum — R:how many grandparents<+step>alive?Q280
• grpapadv — How long ago R's parents divorce/sepQ328
• grpapams — Are R's parents together/separated? Q327
• grpapare — Related thru mother/father to g'par?Q298
• grpaparl — Are both R's parents still living? Q326
• grpapdv1 — R stay w.g'parent at divorce/separt?Q331
• grpapdv2 — R more contact w.g'parent at div/sepQ332
• grpapdv3 — R less contact w.g'parent at div/sepQ333
• grpapdv4 — R diff.keep contact w.g'par at div/sQ334
• grpapdv5 — R not allowed to see g'parent at divQ335
• grpapres — R gave g'parent a present in last yrQ310
• grpasee — How often does R see grandparent? Q305
• grpasel — Select grandparent to ask about? Q293
• grpasex — Sex and relationship of grandparent?Q297
• grpashop — R shop,cinema/theatre/sportsw.g'par?Q311
• grpastay — R stay g'parent overnight w/o parentQ309
• grpatel — How often telephone grandparent? Q307
• grpatime — How long to travel 2 see grandparentQ306
• grpaupbr — Agree R's upbringing:parents+g'parenQ336
• grpavist — R visit relatives/friends w.g'parentQ313
• grpawnam — Which name should use for g'parent? Q295

Questions about respondents with children with living grandparents

• parcage — How old was grandchild last birthdayQ350
• parcare1 — G'parent babysat g'kid in day often?Q395
• parcare2 — G'parent babysat g'child in eveningsQ396
• parcareo — G'parent now providing longterm careQ400
• parcarwh — Who is g'parent caring for longterm?Q401
• parclos — Do g'child+g'parent feel close? Q376
• parcsel — Select grandchild to ask about? Q346
• parcsex — Grandchild's relationship to R? Q349
• parday — G'child see g'parent in day w/o par?Q383
• parescor — G'parent take g'kid to nursery oftenQ397
• pargame — G'kid+g'parent game/watched TV/videoQ387
• pargpag1 — How old was g'parent last birthday? Q372
• pargpag2 — If DK age,about how old is g'parent?Q373
• pargpagc — G'parent's age group exact+approx. dv Q
• pargpcon — G'child any cntact in2yr w.g'parent?Q374
• pargplas — Howlong since contact g'kid+g'parentQ375
• pargpnum — How many living grandparents of kid?Q351
• pargpsex — Sex+relationship of g'parent to g'kdQ370
• pargpsid — G'parent related to g'kid by mum/dadQ371
• pargsel — Select g'child's g'parent to ask abtQ364
• pargwnam — What call g'child's g'parent? Q368
• parhelp1 — G'kid shop for g'parent w/o parent? Q391
• parhelp2 — G'kid cook/wash/garden for g'parent?Q392
• parhelp3 — G'kid take g'parent palce need to goQ393
• parhelp4 — G'kid care during illness of g'parenQ394
• parhhld — Does g'parent live R+g'child's hholdQ379
• parhol1 — G'kid+g'parent holiday often w/o parQ389
• parhol2 — G'kid+g'parent holiday often w.parenQ390
• parill — G'parent cared g'kidillness?Q398
• parill2 — G'parent cared g'kid<12yr+>illness? Q399
• parlit — G'child little more contact w.g'par?Q353
• parlivw — With whom does grandchild live now? Q378
• parmjob — Does R/mum of g'child have job now? Q377
• parmomef — G'parent help R money f.g'kid lastyrQ403
• parmond — G'parent directly help money f.g'kidQ404
• parmondf — G'paren give help money g'kid lastyrQ405
• parmonme — G'parent helped R w.money fr g'childQ402
• parmore — G'child more contact w.one g'parent?Q352
• parourms — R and other parent separated/div/widQ406
• parpres — G'child give/got present grandparentQ385
• parsay1 — G'parent say imp.decisions ab.g'kid?Q415
• parsay2 — G'par had say imp.decisions ab.g'kidQ416
• parsee — How often does g'child see g'parent?Q380
• parshop — G'kid+g'parent shopped/cinema/sport?Q386
• parstay — G'kid stay overnight w.g'par w/o parQ384
• partel — How often g'child telephone g'parentQ382
• partime — How long g'child travel see g'parentQ381
• parupbr — R+g'parent agree on how bring up kidQ414
• parusdiv — How long ago was sep/divorce R+co-prQ407
• parusdv1 — G'kid stay w.g'parent at break/deathQ409
• parusdv2 — G'kid more contact g'par break/deathQ410
• parusdv3 — G'kid less contact g'par break/deathQ411
• parusdv4 — G'kid diff.keep contact g'par break?Q412
• parusdv5 — G'kid not let see g'parent break/dthQ413
• paruswid — How long ago did R's co-parent die? Q408
• parvist — G'kid+g'parent visit relatives/frienQ388

Race

• bestnat — Nationality best describes R dv Q1002
• bnation — Nationality best describes if>one? Q1000
• natafric — Think self African/Caribbean/Ghan/WIQ997
• natasia — R think self Pakistani/Indian/Chins?Q996
• natbrit — Does R think of self as British? Q989
• nateng — Does R think of self as English? Q990
• nateuro — Does R think of self as European? Q991
• natirish — Does R think of self as Irish? Q992
• natni — Does R think of self Northern Irish Q993
• natnone — R think self None of thes nationaltyQ999
• natoth — R think of self as OTHER nationalityQ998
• natscot — Does R think of self as Scottish? Q994
• natwelsh — Does R think of self as Welsh? Q995
• raceori2 — Respondent's race self-rated dv Q1003
• rageband — Grouped RageCat into 4 categories dv

Religion

• chattend — R attend church apart frm spec.occasQ979
• famrelig — Religion respondent brought up in dvQ974
• religion — Religion of respondent? dv Q971
• religsum — Respondent's religion
  dv Q972
• rlfamsum — Religion R brought up in(summary)? Q978

Role of grandparents

• childgps — Kid living in hhold have live grandpQ197
• childliv — Many kids in hhold 2+nights/week? Q196
• relggrch — Great-grandchild(ren)of R now alive?dv Q
• relggrp — Great-grandparent(s) of R now alive?dv Q
• relgrch — Grandchild(ren) of R now alive? dv Q
• relgrpar — Grandparent(s)of R now alive? dv Q
• relnone — None of these relatives of R alive? dv Q
• relparen — Parent(s) of R now alive? dv Q
• relsonda — Son(s)/daughter(s)of R now alive? dv Q

Self-completion: 'Issues of conscience'

• abort1 — Woman does not wish to have child C2.51a
• abort2 — Couple agree they do not want chldC2.51b
• abort3 — Woman is not+doesn't want to marryC2.51c
• abort4 — Couple cannot afford more childrenC2.51d
• abort5 — Strong chance of defect in baby C2.51e
• abort6 — Womans health endangerd by pregncyC2.51f
• abort7 — Woman pregnant as a result of rapeC2.51g

Self-completion: Attitude scales

• aborwrga — R thinks wrong serious defect babyB2.06a
• aborwrgb — R thinks wrong very low income famB2.06b
• accwould — Wd R lie police:friend hit pedestnB2.35b
• adultery — Sexual relations w other thn spouseB2.04
• bencheat — Incorrect info 2 get govt benefitsB2.09b
• bigbsds2 — Big busn benefits bosses more/same?A2.46
• bigbusnn — Big busin benft ownersA2.39bB2.77bC2.53b
• busconf — Confidence in business+Industry? B2.12b
• censor — Censorship uphld moralA2.40eB2.78eC2.54e
• chchconf — Confidence in churches+religus orgB2.12c
• cortconf — Confidence in courts+legal system?B2.12d
• deathapp — Death penalty approprtA2.40cB2,78cC2.54c
• dolefidl — Ppl on dole are fiddlnA2.38gB2.76gC2.52g
• ecsucds2 — Economic success from govt/busines?A2.49
• govresp1 — Gov resp: if want job, provide jobB2.02a
• govresp7 — Gov resp:reduce incm dif rich+poorB2.02b
• indusds2 — Management best for employees/bettrA2.47
• indust4 — Mangmnt try get btr emA2.39eB2.77eC2.53e
• marvie11 — All right couple live tog+nt marryB2.08a
• marvie12 — Good idea liv.tog 1st if int.marryB2.08b
• minmwage — Law should set a minimum wage? A2.20a
• mwdown — Wage levels fall if minimum wage? A2.20b
• mwlosjob — Shld be no minimum wage:lose jobs?A2.20c
• obey — School teach obey authA2.40dB2.78dC2.54d
• parlconf — How much confidence in parliament?B2.12a
• peopadvt — Ppl try2take advantage or 2be fair?B2.10
• peoptrst — Ppl can be trusted/cant be2careful?B2.11
• redisds2 — Govt duty narrow incom gap/not? A2.45
• redistrb — Govt sh redistrib incmA2.39aB2.77aC2.53a
• regulds2 — Big business be free/govt control? A2.48
• richlaw — 1law fr rich/1law poorA2.39dB2.77dC2.53d
• ruhappy — How happy would you say you are? B2.01
• schlconf — Confidence in schools+educ system?B2.12e
• sexbfmar — Sexual relations before marriage? B2.03
• sexhomo — Sexual relations 2 adults same sex?B2.05
• sexrole — Man's job earn money,woman's famlyB2.07a
• shareds2 — Big business shareholders>customersA2.50
• sochelp — Ppl nt deservany help?A2.38fB2.76fC2.52f
• stifsent — Lawbreakr strictr sentA2.40bB2.78bC2.54b
• taxcheat — Taxpayer not report incom less taxB2.09a
• tradvals — Yng ppl not resp.trdvlA2.40aB2.78aC2.54a
• unempjob — Most cld find job wantA2.38eB2.76eC2.52e
• wealth — Wrk ppl nt get fairshrA2.39cB2.77cC2.53c
• welffeet — Less benefit=>own feetA2.38hB2.76hC2.52h
• wwfamsuf — Family life suffer woman works f-tB2.07b

Self-completion: Citizenship

• ahead1 — Getting ahead:wealthy familyA2.31aB2.69a
• ahead3 — Getting ahead:good educationA2.31bB2.69b
• ahead7 — Getting ahead:know right pplA2.31cB2.69c
• ahead9 — Getting ahead: person's raceA2.31dB2.69d
• allrelat — R trys stay in touch all relA2.33dB2.71d
• brprior1 — 1st priority Britain shd do?A2.30aB2.68a
• brprior2 — 2nd priority Britain shd do?A2.30bB2.68b
• friends2 — R spend time friends>family?A2.33cB2.71c
• intouch2 — Ppl shd keep in touch w.famlA2.33bB2.71b
• kidsgo — Ch left home not expect helpA2.33aB2.71a
• notleave — Not imagine leave area,whatevrA2.32B2.70
• volact1 — Volunteer wrk:R did politiclA2.28aB2.16a
• volact2 — Volunteer wrk:R did charitabA2.28bB2.16b
• volact3 — Volunteer wrk:R did religiusA2.28cB2.16c
• volact4 — Volunteer wrk:R did oth.workA2.28dB2.16d
• voteduty — R's view on gen electin votingA2.29B2.67

Self-completion: Countryside

• carspol1 — Air pollut cars danger to envirmnt?C2.40
• closeest — Owner large estate right to fence?C2.39b
• closehom — Owner stately home right to close?C2.39a
• closepth — Farmer close public footpath farm?C2.36a
• closewds — Farmer close public footpath woodsC2.36b
• ctryjobs — Prevent develop countrysd,fewerjobC2.35b
• damage — Industry sh prevent damage countryC2.35a
• forests — Use land for forests or housing+jobC2.38
• grhseff2 — Rise world temp danger to envirmnt?C2.44
• herehous — R like to see new housing neighhoodC2.34
• housbuil — New housng in cities,etc not cntryC2.37a
• houshort — In 20yrs,housing shortage serious? C2.32
• indpol1 — Indust air poll danger to envirmnt?C2.41
• keepbelt — Keep green-belt, dont build there?C2.37b
• pestche1 — Farm pestic/chem danger to envrmnt?C2.42
• planlaws — Relax planning laws in countrysideC2.37c
• watrpol1 — Water pollution danger to envirmnt?C2.43
• wherhous — Where build GB new housin?urb/ruralC2.33

Self-completion: Education

• statsec1 — State sec.schl prepare yng fr workA2.27a
• statsec2 — State sec.schl teach basic skills?A2.27b
• statsec3 — State sec.schl bring out abilitiesA2.27c

Self-completion: Genetics research

• changbad — Human chng nature make worseB2.61bC2.26b
• gengovcn — Genes research:govt control? B2.63C2.28
• genharm — Human genes resrch harm>goodB2.65bC2.30b
• genhope — Human genes research give hopeB2.66C2.31
• gennochd — Genetic risk disease:no kidsB2.65aC2.30a
• genresch — Allow what humangenes researchB2.64C2.29
• genscitr — Human genes:research watchdog?B2.62C2.27
• natresp — Respect nature God created B2.61cC2.26c
• sciebelf — Belve science>feelings+faithB2.61aC2.26a
• scieharm — Modern science do harm>good?B2.14aC2.26d

Self-completion: Grandparents

• gpsapprc — Parents not apprec.gpsA2.11dB2.46dC2.11d
• gpshelp — Working mum need gransA2.11fB2.46fC2.11f
• gpsintfr — Gps interfere2much kidA2.11eB2.46eC2.11e
• gpsinvol — Shd be in g'kids upbrnA2.11bB2.46bC2.11b
• gpsteach — Little2teach today kidA2.11cB2.46cC2.11c
• gpsvalue — Ppl dont value grandptA2.11aB2.46aC2.11a

Self-completion: Health care

• hsarea1 — GPs' appointmnt systemA2.21aB2.55aC2.20a
• hsarea10 — Staffing doctors hosplA2.21iB2.55iC2.20i
• hsarea11 — Quality hospl trtmentA2.21jB2.55jC2.20j
• hsarea12 — Quality nursing hosplA2.21kB2.55kC2.20k
• hsarea13 — Waiting areas casualtyA2.21lB2.55lC2.20l
• hsarea14 — Waitingarea outpatientA2.21mB2.55mC2.20m
• hsarea15 — Wait areas GP surgery?A2.21nB2.55nC2.20n
• hsarea16 — Waiting in outpatientsA2.21oB2.55oC2.20o
• hsarea17 — Wait accidnt+emergencyA2.21pB2.55pC2.20p
• hsarea18 — Waiting 999 ambulance?A2.21qB2.55qC2.20q
• hsarea2 — Time GP gives patient?A2.21bB2.55bC2.20b
• hsarea3 — Being able2choose GP? A2.21cB2.55cC2.20c
• hsarea4 — Quality of GP treatmntA2.21dB2.55dC2.20d
• hsarea5 — Wait non-emergency op?A2.21eB2.55eC2.20e
• hsarea6 — Wait time consultants?A2.21fB2.55fC2.20f
• hsarea7 — Condition hosp.buildngA2.21gB2.55gC2.20g
• hsarea9 — Staffing nurses hosptlA2.21hB2.55hC2.20h
• nhsdoc — Visited NHS GP last2yrA2.22aB2.56aC2.21a
• nhsinp — In-patient NHS hosp2yrA2.22cB2.56cC2.21c
• nhsoutp — Out-patient NHS hosp2yA2.22bB2.56bC2.21b
• nhsvisit — Visit patnt NHShosp2yrA2.22dB2.56dC2.21d
• privdent — Private dental trt 2yA2.22fB2.56fC2.21f
• privpat — Private medical trt 2yA2.22eB2.56eC2.21e

Self-completion: Housing

• areahelp — Ppl help each oth.in areaA2.01B2.36C2.01
• areaspnd — Council spend>R's areaA2.09bB2.44bC2.09b
• burgarea — Who burgles in this area?A2.03B2.38C2.03
• burghelp — Ppl see hous broken into?A2.02B2.37C2.02
• buycheap — Buying cheapr thn rentA2.06bB2.41bC2.06b
• distspnd — Council spend>poorer? A2.09aB2.44aC2.09a
• finburdn — Repair financialburdenA2.06fB2.41fC2.06f
• freedom — Gives freedom alter? A2.06eB2.41eC2.06e
• homeresp — Owning 2 much responsbA2.06hB2.41hC2.06h
• homerisk — Owning risky investmntA2.06aB2.41aC2.06a
• keepeye — Anyone keep eye on home? A2.04B2.39C2.04
• leavefam — Leave own home2family?A2.06gB2.41gC2.06g
• moneytie — Ties up needed money? A2.06dB2.41dC2.06d
• movehome — Owning easier to move A2.06cB2.41cC2.06c
• ownrent — Does R live w.homeowners?A2.08B2.43C2.08
• prefliv — R pref.live w.homeowners?A2.07B2.42C2.07
• rentbuy — Advise newlyweds rent/buyA2.05B2.40C2.05
• riskjob — Risk if insecure job? A2.06iB2.41iC2.06i
• taxpoor — Inc.tax betroff:spnd poorA2.10B2.45C2.10
• waitfam — Buy wise wait fr childA2.06jB2.41jC2.06j

Self-completion: ISSP Religion

• accexpct — Friend has right xpct R lie2policeB2.35a
• aftrlife — R believe in life after death? B2.20a
• biblfeel — Closest to R's feelings about BibleB2.21
• chchpowr — Do church+rel.org.have 2much power?B2.17
• chrchact — Often take part church activities? B2.32
• dadattch — R child,father often attend church?B2.29
• dadrelig — What was your father's religion? B2.25
• fatalist — People can do little 2 change lifeB2.22b
• godbelf1 — Closest to R's belief about God? B2.18
• godbelf2 — Best describes your beliefs abt GodB2.19
• godconcn — God concerns Himself with humans? B2.22a
• godgmean — Life meaningful because God existsB2.22c
• heaven — R believe in Heaven? B2.20b
• hell — R believe in Hell? B2.20c
• lfnopurp — Life does not serve any purpose? B2.22d
• mardnow1 — At present is R married or liv as?B2.27a
• mumattch — R child,mother often attend church?B2.28
• mumrelig — What was your mother's religion? B2.24
• ownfate — We each make our own fate? B2.22f
• prayfreq — About how often do you pray? B2.31
• prtnrrlg — What is your husband/wife religionB2.27b
• r11attch — R age 11-12yrs,often attend church?B2.30
• relgcomm — Turning point R made new relig.commB2.23
• relgmirc — R believe in religious miracles? B2.20d
• religius — R describe self as religious? B2.33
• relprob1 — Religions bring conflict>peace? B2.15a
• relprob2 — Ppl strongrlgbelief often intolrntB2.15b
• relprob3 — GB better country if
• reltruth — R's view truth any/many/1 religion?B2.34
• rlginfgv — Relg leaders shd not influenc govtB2.13b
• rlginfvt — Relg leaders shd not influenc voteB2.13a
• rsprelig — Religion, if any, R was raised in? B2.26
• scietrst — Trust2much science,not enuf faith?B2.14b
• slfgmean — Life meaningful,provid meaning slfB2.22e

Self-completion: Labour market & labour relations

• buspower — Busness+ind2much powerA2.23bB2.57bC2.22b
• disforcd — Emp be forcd empl disbA2.26dB2.60dC2.25d
• disnoall — Emp shd NOT make allowA2.26cB2.60cC2.25c
• disnteff — Disabld wrkr not as efA2.26aB2.60aC2.25a
• disprejd — Disabld wkproblem prejA2.26bB2.60bC2.25b
• disservs — Govt+LA serv.forceeasyA2.26fB2.60fC2.25f
• disshops — Shops+banks force easyA2.26eB2.60eC2.25e
• employsc — Employee/self-emp[wrk]A2.24bB2.58bC2.23b
• govpower — Government2 much powerA2.23cB2.57cC2.22c
• loggerh — At loggerheads:man+empA2.25dB2.59dC2.24d
• lookbjob — R looks for better jobA2.25fB2.59fC2.24f
• manprom — Managers keep promisesA2.25eB2.59eC2.24e
• pdjobsc — Does R work 10hr+/wk? A2.24aB2.58aC2.23a
• proudjb — Proud tell ppl workplcA2.25cB2.59cC2.24c
• safejob — Job as long as R wantsA2.25aB2.59aC2.24a
• tupower — TradeUnions2much powerA2.23aB2.57aC2.22a
• wellinf — Wellinformed at workplA2.25bB2.59bC2.24b

Self-completion: Local government

• cllrsldr — Clr>voter know best leaders?A2.36aB2.74a
• ctaxref — Inc.council tax>inflatn ref?A2.36bB2.74b
• lconsult — LA btr decisions consult localA2.34B2.72
• lelects — Hold LA elections every year? A2.35B2.73
• lgeffic1 — Votes decide how area is runA2.37aB2.75a
• lgeffic2 — No point voting;no diff. whoA2.37bB2.75b
• lgeffic3 — Privat mor effic.thn councilA2.37cB2.75c
• lgeffic4 — Councilors lose touch w.peplA2.37dB2.75d
• lgeffic5 — Local cnl electn complicatedA2.37eB2.75e
• lgeffic7 — R do as good job as councilrA2.37fB2.75f
• lgeffic8 — Clr dont care what ppl thinkA2.37gB2.75g
• manyvote — So many vote not matter if RA2.36cB2.74c

Self-completion: Scales experiment

• gvjbds2b — Govt resp.provide job/own resp[2pt]A2.43
• leftrigh — Left-right scale(redistrb to indust4) dv
• libauth2 — Libertarian-authort'n(tradvals/censor)dv
• notruds2 — No need strong TU/Need TUs[2pt scl]A2.42
• rchlwds2 — Rich+poor diff.law/same law[2pt sc]A2.44
• welfare — Welfare scale(welfresp to welffeet) dv
• welthds2 — Fair share/rich too much[2pointsc] A2.41

Self-completion: Social welfare

• lowwage — Easy fr boss:govt top up?A2.18B2.53C2.18
• morewelf — Govt sh spend> on poorA2.38dB2.76dC2.52d
• savebail — Not xpct govt bail outA2.19bB2.54bC2.19b
• savetrbl — If dont save be troublA2.19cB2.54cC2.19c
• singmum1 — Sng mum+yng chld duty2wrkA2.12B2.47C2.12
• singmum2 — Sng+yng ch ptw govt ccareA2.13B2.48C2.13
• smumsch1 — Sng mum+sch chd duty2workA2.14B2.49C2.14
• smumsch2 — Sng+sch ch govt aftschoolA2.15B2.50C2.15
• spendnow — Spend+not worry futureA2.19aB2.54aC2.19a
• topupchn — Top up wages:2work+kids? A2.16B2.51C2.16
• topupnch — Top up wages:2work no kidA2.17B2.52C2.17
• welfhelp — WelfSt stops ppl helpnA2.38cB2.76cC2.52c
• welfresp — Ppl not look aftr selfA2.38aB2.76aC2.52a
• welfstig — SocSec ppl feel 2ndclsA2.38bB2.76bC2.52b

Self-completion: Transport

• buildtra — More roads encourages more trafficC2.47d
• buslink — Bus services link here+shops+serv.C2.45a
• busserv1 — Buses are clean and tidy? C2.45ba
• busserv2 — Buses stop 2far away from Rs homeC2.45bb
• busserv3 — Buses are safe to travel in dark?C2.45bc
• busserv4 — Buses do not run often enough? C2.45bd
• busserv5 — Buses cost too much? C2.45be
• busserv6 — Buses take R where R needs to go?C2.45bf
• carbus — Many short car journeys R cld bus?C2.46b
• carconv — Driving is too convenient2give up?C2.47c
• cartaxhi — For envir.car users pay higher taxC2.47a
• carwalk — Many short car journeys R cld walkC2.46a
• cutcars — How imp.cut num.cars on Brit.roadsC2.48a
• motorway — Govt sh build motorway,ease congesC2.47b
• ptimpr1 — Pay pub.transport by 2xcost petrolC2.49a
• ptimpr2 — Pay pub.transport by 2gbp toll? C2.49b
• ptimpr3 — Pay pub.transport 1/2 new road spnC2.49c
• ptimpr4 — Pay pub.transport 1/2 motorway spnC2.49d
• ptimpr5 — Pay pub.transp.1gbp per 50m.motorwC2.49e
• ptimpr6 — Pay pub.transport by increasin VATC2.49f
• ptimprim — How imp.improv GB public transportC2.48b
• trafcong — In 20yr,traffic congestion ser.prbC2.50b
• trafprbm — Amount traffic serious problem GB?C2.50a

Sexual relations

• exms — Is extra-marital sex wrong? Q965
• homosex — Is sex between samesex adults wrong?Q966
• pms — Is sex before marriage wrong? Q963
• youngsex — Sex wrong boy+girl both under 16yr? Q964

Spatial variables

• cnty — County
• locauth — Local authority code Q8
• ndcward — New ward code
• newdc — Local authority district
• newparl — Parliamentary constituency - ONS code
• nwname — New ward name
• pano — Parliamentary consitutency Press Association number
• postcode — Post code sector Census1
• region — Region - compressed StRegion dv Q12
• ward — Ward code
• wardname — Ward name

Transport

• compcar — Is any vehicle owned by company? Q933
• cuthalf — R cut 1/2 car trips: inconvenient dvQ961
• cuthalf1 — R cut as many as 1/2 car trips:[odd]Q957
• cuthalf2 — R cut 1/2 car trips: inconv? [even] Q958
• cutqrt — R cut ab.1/4 car trips:inconvenient Q960
• cutqrt1 — R cut ab.1/4 car trips:inconv[odd] Q956
• cutqrt2 — R cut only 1/4car trips:inconv[even]Q959
• drive — R drive a car these days? Q949
• getabb1 — 2xcost petrol:cut down car journeys?Q940
• getabb10 — half long distance rail&coach fares?Q948
• getabb2 — Imp long dist rail/coach:cutdown carQ941
• getabb3 — Imp.relbl local pub.tran:cutdown carQ942
• getabb4 — City fee 2gbp peaktime:cut down car Q943
• getabb5 — 1gbp/50motorway miles:cut down car Q944
• getabb6 — Severe parkingpenalties:cut down carQ945
• getabb7 — Cycle lanes local roads:cut down carQ946
• getabb9 — halfing local public transport faresQ947
• numbcars — How many vehicles in all? Q932
• transcar — Does household have use of car? Q931
• travel1 — How often travel by car as driver? Q950
• travel2 — How often travel by car as passengerQ951
• travel3 — How often travel by local bus? Q952
• travel4 — How often travel by train? Q953
• travel6 — How often travel by bicycle? Q954
• travel9 — How often go by foot 15+minutes walkQ955
• trfpb10u — Traffic exhaust fumes towns+cities? Q938
• trfpb11u — Traffic noise in towns+cities? Q939
• trfpb6u — Congestion on motorways serious prb?Q934
• trfpb7u — Increasd traffic country roads+lanesQ935
• trfpb8u — Congestion popular places countrysd?Q936
• trfpb9u — Traffic congestion in towns+cities? Q937

Weighting variables

• wtfactor — Weight factor wt Q18
• wtgrchmo — WEIGHT: Grandchild - most contact Q
• wtgrchra — WEIGHT: Grandchild - random Q
• wtgrpamo — WEIGHT: Grandparent - most contact Q
• wtgrpara — WEIGHT: Grandparent - random Q
• wtpargmo — WEIGHT: Child and grandp - most contactQ
• wtpargra — WEIGHT: Child and grandp - random Q