ESDS Government

Variables in British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

How these variables link across files.

Administration

• qdate — Date completed DDMM? A2.32bB2.29bC2.61b
• qdated — Date completed DD? A2.32bB2.29bC2.61b
• qdatem — Date completed MM? A2.32bB2.29bC2.61b
• qtimea — How long to complete questionnaireA2.32a
• qtimeb — How long to complete questionnaireB2.29a
• qtimec — How long to complete questionnaireC2.61a

Administrative Variables

• batch — Batch for storage of self-completion
• comebac2 — To find R if diff.alternativ addresQ1007
• duno — RECORD NUMBER OF OCCUPIED DWELLING Q1073
• duration — Total duration of interview(minute)Q1012
• dusel — RECORD NUMBER OF SELECTED DWELLING Q1074
• intnum — Interviewer Number Q1017
• persno — ENTER NUMBER OF PEOPLE AGED 18+ * Q1075
• perssel — ENTER `PERSON NUMBER OF SELECTED Q1076
• phonebck — R give phone number for intrv.checkQ1006
• phonex — 691 Is there a phone in accommodation? Q1005

Attitude Scales

• bigbusnn — BigBusi.benefit ownersA2.30bB2.27bC2.59b
• censor — 906 Uphold moral standardsA2.31fB2.28fC2.60f
• cheatpor — 772 Not enough live on=cheating?AB2.5bC2.40b
• damlives — Cut benefits hurt2manyA2.29gB2.26gC2.58g
• deathapp — Death penalty approprtA2.31cB2.28cC2.60c
• dolefidl — Ppl on dole are fiddlnA2.29eB2.26eC2.58e
• falsconf — Confusion cause false claim?AB2.5aC2.40a
• govben — Govt >important get claims? AB2.6C2.41
• indust4 — Mangmnt try get btr emA2.30eB2.27eC2.59e
• leftrigh — Left-right scale(redistrb to indust4) dv
• libauth — Libertarian-authorit'n(tradvals/censordv
• morewelf — Govt sh spend> on poorA2.29bB2.26bC2.58b
• obey — Schl shd teach obey auA2.31dB2.28dC2.60d
• proudwlf — Welfare state GB proudA2.29hB2.26hC2.58h

Attitudes to Workplace

• earnhour — R still like2work fewer hr[emp+fewr]Q483
• fewhour — Method fewer?[if emp+fewer work hrs]Q481
• morehour — Why not more[if emp+more hours Q478]Q479
• moresay — Shd have more say job decisn[if emp]Q475
• muchsay — R has much say work?[if emp+has say]Q474
• prefhour — R's preference hours/week [if emp]Q478

Democracy & Participation/Constitutional Change

• engrgdev — English regions hav assemblyAB2.9bC2.42b
• govres11 — Govt responsible provide childcareC2.29a
• govresp4 — Gov resp:standard of living fr oldC2.29b
• partic1 — Political party/club/assoc.past12mC2.21a
• partic2 — Trade Union/prof.ass.in past 12mthC2.21b
• partic3 — Church/religious org.in past 12mthC2.21c
• partic4 — Sports/hobby/leisure in past 12mthC2.21d
• partic5 — Charitable org/group in past 12mthC2.21e
• partic6 — Neighborhood assoc. in past 12mth?C2.21f
• partic7 — Other associations in past 12monthC2.21g
• proprep — 793 GB shd introduce proportional rep C2.42c

Drugs

• alcdriv1 — Ppl shd never drive after drinking? B715
• alcdriv2 — Ppl shd never drive after drinking? B718
• alcdrive — Ppl shd never drive after drinking? B719
• cancrime — Cannabis cause of crime+violence? B679
• canlegad — Legalise cannabis=>many more addictsB681
• canlegal — R's view legalising cannabis? B684
• canmed — Let doctors prescribe cannabis? B714
• cannabok — Cannabis not damaging as ppl think? B680
• canself — Has R his/herself evr tried cannabisB685
• canselpr — Always prosecute sellers of cannabisB683
• canusepr — Shd not prosecute small cannabis posB682
• drgdriv1 — Ppl shd never drive after cannabis? B716
• drgdriv2 — Ppl shd never drive after cannabis? B717
• drgdrive — Ppl shd never drive after cannabis? B720
• drgfamly — Friends/family used illegal drugs? B686
• drhrmalc — Alcohol most harmful to frequent users?B
• drhrmcan — Cannabis most harmful to frequent usersB
• drhrmcok — 532 Cocaine(coke)most harmful freqnt users?B
• drhrmcra — 533 Crack cocaine most harmful freqnt usersB
• drhrme — Ecstasy(E)most harmful to frequent userB
• drhrmeq — All equally harmful to frequent users? B
• drhrmher — Heroin most harmful to frequent users? B
• drhrmlsd — LSD(acid)most harmful to frequent usersB
• drhrmmmu — 537 Magic mushrooms most harmful freq usersB
• drhrmspe — 530 Amphetamine(speed)most harmful freq useB
• drhrmtob — Tobacco most harmful to frequent users?B
• drhrmtra — Tranquillisers+sleeping pills most harmB
• drneedle — Give drug injectors free needles? B2.25i
• druginfo — Give yng ppl drug info on safe useB2.25j
• drugsc1 — Let doctors prescribe for addicts?B2.25a
• drugsc12 — Taking drugs always morally wrong?B2.25f
• drugsc13 — All use illegal drugs is misuse? B2.25g
• drugsc14 — Accept illegal drugs normal fr somB2.25h
• drugsc3 — Adults shd be free to take drugs? B2.25b
• drugsc7 — Best treat addicts stop use drugs?B2.25c
• drugsc8 — Taking illegal drugs beneficial? B2.25d
• drugsc9 — Use illegal drugs always addictionB2.25e
• ecrime — Ecstacy cause of crime+violence? B687
• elegad — Legalise Ecstacy =>many more addictsB689
• elegal — R's view legalising Ecstacy? B692
• energall — All of these drugs make ppl energetic? B
• energcan — Cannabis makes people feel energetic? B
• energcok — Cocaine(coke)makes ppl feel energetic? B
• energe — Ecstasy(E)makes people feel energetic? B
• energher — Heroin makes people feel energetic? B
• energlsd — LSD(acid)makes people feel energetic? B
• energnon — None of these drugs make ppl energetic?B
• energspe — Amphetamine(speed) makes ppl energetic?B
• eok — Ecstacy not damaging as ppl think? B688
• eselpr — Always prosecute sellers of Ecstacy?B691
• eusepr — Shd not prosecute small Ecstacy possB690
• halluall — All of these drugs make ppl hallucinateB
• hallucan — Cannabis makes people hallucinate? B
• hallucok — Cocaine (coke)makes people hallucinate?B
• hallue — Ecstasy (E) makes people hallucinate? B
• halluher — Heroin makes people hallucinate? B
• hallulsd — LSD (acid) makes people hallucinate? B
• hallunon — None of thes drugs make ppl hallucinateB
• halluspe — Amphetamine(speed)makes ppl hallucinateB
• hercrime — Heroin is a cause of crime+violence?B673
• herlegad — Legalise heroin=>many more addicts? B675
• herlegal — R's view on legalising taking heroinB678
• heroinok — Heroin not damaging as people think?B674
• herselpr — Always prosecute sellers of heroin? B677
• herusepr — Shd not prosecute small heroin poss?B676
• legcan — Smoking cannabis should be legal? B2.24

Education

• chprived — Child attended private education? Q797
• edqual1 — Qual obtnd: CSE Grade 2-5 Q833
• edqual10 — Qual obtnd: BTEC ordinary, ONC, OND Q848
• edqual11 — Qual obtnd: BTEC higher, HNC, HND Q849
• edqual12 — Qual obtnd: Teacher training qualfn Q855
• edqual13 — Qual obtnd: Nursing qualification Q856
• edqual14 — Qual obtnd: Other tech,business qualQ857
• edqual15 — Qual obtnd:Univ,CNAA degree,diploma Q858
• edqual16 — Qual obtnd: Other acadmic/vocationalQ859
• edqual17 — Qual obtnd: NVQ/SVQ L1/GNVQ FoundatnQ850
• edqual18 — Qual obtnd:NVQ/SVQ L2/GNVQ Intermed Q851
• edqual19 — Qual obtnd: NVQ/SVQ L3/GNVQ AdvancedQ852
• edqual2 — Qual obtnd: CSE Grade1,O-level, etc Q834
• edqual20 — Qual obtnd: NVQ/SVQ L4 Q853
• edqual21 — Qual obtnd: NVQ/SVQ L5 Q854
• edqual22 — Qual obtnd: City & Guilds CertificatQ844
• edqual23 — Qual obtnd: City & Guilds Craft/InteQ845
• edqual24 — Qual obtnd: City & Guilds Advancd/FiQ846
• edqual25 — Qual obtnd: City & Guilds Full technQ847
• edqual26 — Qual obtnd: Modern apprenticeship Q837
• edqual27 — Qual obtnd: Other trade apprenticeshQ838
• edqual28 — Qual obtnd: RSA/OCR Certificate Q839
• edqual29 — Qual obtnd: RSA/OCR First Diploma Q840
• edqual3 — Qual obtnd: A-level etc Q835
• edqual30 — Qual obtnd: RSA/OCR Advance Diploma Q841
• edqual31 — Qual obtnd: RSA/OCR Higher Diploma Q842
• edqual32 — Qual obtnd: Other clerical/commerciaQ843
• edqual4 — Qual obtnd:Ovrseas sch leaving exam Q836
• edspend1 — 1st priority f extra spending on ed A659
• edspend2 — 2nd priority f extra spendng on educA660
• hedqual — Highest educational qual obtained? Q860
• hefeeaft — Pay after finish study student+famlyA671
• hefeenow — Pay while they study student+family?A670
• internet — Anyone home access to Internet/WWW? Q861
• othchld3 — R ever responsibl child?[none in hh]Q798
• primimp1 — 1st most useful improve primary sch?A661
• primimp2 — 2nd most useful improve primary sch?A663
• prived2 — Any in household had private educatnQ799
• pschqual — R passed any work exams/quals ? Q808

Employment

• jbimhin2 — High income imp.in a job? AB2.18bC2.45b
• jbimind2 — Interesting imp.in a job? AB2.18cC2.45c
• jbimsafe — Little health risk impinjobAB2.18eC2.45e
• jbimsec2 — Job security imp.in a job? AB2.18aC2.45a
• jbimuse2 — 813 Useful society imp in a jobAB2.18dC2.45d

Employment Status

• bus1fut — Bsns prospects coming year[if s-emp]Q442
• bus1ok — Business compare 1 yr ago [if s-emp]Q441
• conmove — R considered moving to find work[un]Q431
• curunemp — How long present unemploym[if unemp]Q423
• ejbhrcai — Hours R works[include overtime][emp]Q334
• ejbhrcax — R's working time exclud overtim[emp]Q335
• ejbhrsx — No.hours a week R works[if employee]Q332
• eselfem — Been self-emp in last 5 yrs[if emp] Q417
• esrjbtim — In present job,work fulltime[if emp]Q329
• everjob — Had job in last 5years[if lk a home]Q435
• exprtful — Was R's former job full or parttime?Q333
• fptwork — Prefer full-time work?[if unemp,etc]Q433
• ftjobser — Considrd Ft[if home+no job last 5yr]Q436
• jobqual — Find job match qualificatn[if unemp]Q424
• nwunemp — In last 5yr R been unemp+seek work? Q419
• nwunempt — how many months been unemp+seek workQ420
• parttime — How many parttime hours/wk[if unemp]Q434
• ptjobser — Cons.Pt[if home+not considrd FT job]Q437

Family and Friends

• bincont — Contact w.brothers/sisters-in-law?C2.14d
• brosis2 — Sex of sibling R has most contact w?C2.2
• chdcont — Child contact phone/letter/fax/e-maiC2.8
• chdsex2 — Sex of child with most contact? C2.6
• chdvist3 — How often R sees this son/daughter? C2.7
• children — R's sons+daughters(18yr+)inc.stepchdC2.5
• chldun18 — How many children R has under 18yrsC2.35
• couscont — Contact w.cousins in past 4 weeks?C2.14b
• dadcont — Dad contact phone/letter/fax/e-mailC2.10
• dadvist3 — How often R see or visit father? C2.9
• liveare2 — Since which year R lived there now?C2.33
• locgovef — How likely R get Local govt improveC2.34
• mumcont — Mum contact phone/letter/fax/e-mailC2.12
• mumjrny2 — Time to get to mum door to door? C2.13
• mumvist3 — How often R see or visit mother? C2.11
• nieccont — Contact w.nieces/nephews past 4wk?C2.14e
• palcont — Friend contact phon/lettr/fax/e-maiC2.20
• palhom — How many close friends live near R?C2.16
• paloth — How many other close friendsR have?C2.17
• palvist2 — How often see/visit best friend? C2.19
• palwho — Closest friend a male/female relatvC2.18
• palwork — How many close friends at work? C2.15
• pincont — Contact w.parents-in-law past 4wk?C2.14c

Health

• aesat — How satisfied w.accident+emergency?AB205
• dentlimt — Dentists NHS for lower income only?AB209
• dentsat — How satisfied with NHS dentists AB202
• gpsat — How satisfied with local doctors/GPAB201
• inpat1 — Doc tell all you feel need to know?AB210
• inpat2 — Doc take Rs view treatmnt seriouslyAB211
• inpat3 — Operation happen when booked for? AB212
• inpat4 — 148 Home only when really well enough? AB213
• inpat5 — Nurses take seriously any complaintAB214
• inpat6 — Doctors take seriously any complnt AB215
• inpat7 — Special nurse to deal w problems? AB216
• inpatsat — How satisfied with being an inpat AB203
• nhs5yrs — Standard of NHS health care last5yrAB221
• nhslimit — NHS only avail.to lower income grp AB208
• nhssat — How satisfied with NHS? AB200
• outpasat — How satisfied with being outpatientAB204
• outpat1 — Appointment within 3 months back prAB217
• outpat2 — Wait to be seen within 1/2 hr ? AB218
• outpat3 — Able to complain about treatment? AB219
• privmed — R has private health insurance? AB206
• privpaid — Does employer pay[if has healthins]AB207

Health Care Services

• gpusesc — Visited NHS GP last 12 months? AB2.8a
• hsarea10 — Staffing level of doctors hospitalAB2.7e
• hsarea11 — Quality medical treatment hospitalAB2.7f
• hsarea12 — Quality of nursing care in hospitlAB2.7g
• hsarea13 — Waiting areas in A+E departments? AB2.7h
• hsarea14 — Waiting areas for out-patients? AB2.7i
• hsarea15 — Waiting areas at GPs' surgeries? AB2.7j
• hsarea3 — 774 Being able choose which GP to see?AB2.7a
• hsarea4 — Quality of medical treatmnt by GP?AB2.7b
• hsarea7 — Condition hospital buildings? AB2.7c
• hsarea9 — Staffing level of nurses hospitalsAB2.7d
• inpussc — In-patient NHS hospital in past yrAB2.8c
• nhdnussc — NHS dental treatment in past year?AB2.8g
• outpussc — Out-patient NHS hospital past yearAB2.8b
• prdnussc — Private dental treatment past yearAB2.8f
• privussc — Private medical treatment past yr?AB2.8e

Health and Safety - Work/Accidents

• accattac — EDIT ONLY: Attack by client/cust/patient/pupil
• accatwrk — Accident at work last year?[wrk+did]Q585
• accconsu — Caused by lack consultation w.emplyeQ578
• acccorne — Caused by cornercutting by employeesQ580
• acccornm — Caused by corner cutting by managemtQ579
• accdrink — Accident was caused by drink/drugs Q583
• accever — R ever had any work accident/injury?Q516
• accherro — Caused by human error/carelessness Q581
• acchspre — Caused by lack health+safe precautnsQ576
• acclstyr — R any accident/injury at work lastyrQ515
• accnever — Never any accidents/health damage Q575
• accnxtyr — R likely to have work acccident 1yr?Q608
• accother — Accident was caused by other Q584
• accstres — EDIT ONLY: Accident was caused by stress
• acctired — Accident was caused by tiredness Q582
• acctrain — Caused by lack of training Q577
• accwhjob — Was accident in present/last job? Q517
• acrpdoct — R told doctor/hospital abt accident Q530
• acrpempl — R told directly employr abt accidentQ532
• acrphse — R told Health+Safety Ex abt accidentQ535
• acrphsof — R told Emp's health+safety accident Q531
• acrploca — R told Local authority abt accident Q534
• acrpmedi — R told Newspaper/radio/TV accident Q538
• acrpnone — R told No one about accident Q529
• acrpoth — R told Other about accident Q539
• acrppoli — R told Police about accident Q536
• acrpsoli — R told Solicitor about accident Q537
• acrptu — R told Trade union rep abt accident Q533
• attnrisk — Protecting worker health too much? Q510
• damnxtyr — R likely job damage own health 1yr? Q610
• dohsrule — R strictly follow health+safety ruleQ597
• eachlook — Look after self not rely on employerQ588
• emplsort — Health+safety problm employr wd sortQ590
• highresp — Who resp.make employr meet legalrespQ606
• hsconsul — Employer consult R abt health+safetyQ600
• hsmorsay — Shd R have more say in health+safetyQ601
• hsposter — Employer health+safety poster/leafltQ598
• hsquiz1 — Only consult employee if life threatQ511
• hsquiz2 — Employer legally resp.employe healthQ512
• hsquiz3 — Law protects whistle-blower employeeQ513
• hsquiz4 — Employers have to record accidents Q514
• hsqzscor — Number correct answers HsQuiz4-4 dv
• hsrules — Are/were rules+advice on health+safeQ596
• hsserio — How does/did employer take risk? Q587
• hstrain — Employer paid health+safety trainingQ599
• illdoct — R told doctor/hospital abt illness Q555
• illempl — R told directly employr abt illness Q557
• illever — R ever had any work illness/problem?Q541
• illhse — R told Health+Safety Ex abt illness Q560
• illhsof — R told Emp's health+safety illness Q556
• illloca — R told Local authority abt illness Q559
• illlstyr — R any illness/problem at work lastyrQ540
• illmedi — R told Newspaper/radio/TV illness Q563
• illnone — R told No one about illness/problem Q554
• illoth — R told Other about illness Q564
• illpoli — R told Police about illness Q561
• illsoli — R told Solicitor about illness Q562
• illtu — R told Trade union rep abt illness Q558
• illwhjob — Was illness in present/last job? Q542
• liftloa1 — R do if see lifter v.heavy work loadQ602
• liftloa2 — R do next v lifter v.heavy work loadQ604
• prevacc — R can prevent having work accident? Q609
• prevdam — 420 R can prevent job damage own health?Q611
• protclth — 406 R supposed wear protective clothing?Q594

Household Details

• hhch04 — Number children in hhold aged 0-4yr? dv
• hhch1215 — Number children in hhold aged12-15yr dv
• hhch1617 — Number children in hhold aged16-17yr dv
• hhch511 — Number children in hhold aged5-11yr? dv
• hhtype — Household type dv
• househld — Number in household including R? Q33
• married — Respondent's marital statusQ129
• marstat — Respondent's marital status dv Q128
• marstat2 — Respondent's marital status[full] Q127
• rage — Respondent's age in years Q36
• ragecat — Age of respondent(grouped) dv Q125

Housing and Local Area

• livaree — How long have you lived in the here?E752

Income

• anybn3 — R or spouse receive any benefits? Q951
• benefata — Attendance Allowance [now] Q988
• benefcb — Child Benefit (frm Family Allow[now]Q978
• benefcct — Childcare Tax Credit Q980
• benefct — Rate Rebate [now] Q984
• benefctc — Child Tax Credit Q979
• benefdla — Disability Living Allowance [now] Q987
• benefdwa — Disability Working Allowance [now] Q986
• beneffc — Family Credit [now] Q982
• benefhb — Housing Benefit (Rent Rebate) [now] Q983
• benefica — Invalid Care Allowance [now] Q990
• benefinc — Incapacity Benefit/Sickness Bn[now] Q985
• benefind — Industrial Inj.disablement ben[now] Q991
• benefis — Income Support (other than unem[now]Q977
• benefoap — Retirement pension(National Ins[now]Q973
• benefop — One Parent Benefit [now] Q981
• benefoth — Other state benefit [now]Q992
• benefsev — Severe Disablement Allowance [now]Q989
• benefub — Unemployment Benefit /Income Su[now]Q976
• benefwar — War Pension (War Disablement Pe[now]Q974
• benefwid — Widow s Benefits (Widow s Pens[now] Q975
• hhincome — How much household income last yr? Q1001
• maininc — Main source income R+partner now? Q994
• penxpct1 — Main income source when R retires? Q997
• penxpct2 — 2nd income source when R retires? Q999

Increases in Taxation

• nhsinc — Improve NHS much? dv
• nhsinc1p — 1p+incometax improve NHS much? O626
• nhsinc3p — 3p+incometax improve NHS much? V638
• nhstax — Favour income tax for NHS dv
• nhstax1p — Favour 1p+incometax for NHS spendingO620
• nhstax3p — Favour 3p+incometax for NHS spendingV632
• peninc — Improve pensions much? dv
• peninc1p — 1p+incometax improve pensions much? O630
• peninc3p — 3p+incometax improve pensions much? V642
• pentax — Favour income tax for pensions dv
• pentax1p — Favour 1p+incometax for pensions O624
• pentax3p — Favour 3p+incometax for pensions V636
• polinc — Improve policing much? dv
• polinc1p — 1p+incometax improve policing much? O631
• polinc3p — 3p+incometax improve policing much? V643
• poltax — Favour income tax for policing dv
• poltax1p — Favour 1p+incometax for policing? O625
• poltax3p — Favour 3p+incometax for policing? V637
• ptrinc — Improve public transport much? dv
• ptrinc1p — 1p+incometax improve pub.transport? O629
• ptrinc3p — 3p+incometax improve pub.transport? V641
• ptrtax — Favour income tax for public transportdv
• ptrtax1p — Favour 1p+incometax for pub.transprtO623
• ptrtax3p — Favour 3p+incometax for pub.transprtV635

Introduction

• abcver — Version of questionnaire A, B or C? Q25
• conname — Constituency name 1st 30characters Q
• councode — Council area code [Scotland] Q18
• country — Interviewed in England,Scotland,WalesQ26
• gor — Government office region Q14
• intdate — Date interview completed DDMMYYYY Q30
• lacode — Local authority code Q17
• moi — Multiple Occupancy Indicator Q21
• oddeven — Is serial number odd or even? Q27
• popband — Population density quartiles dv Q
• popden — Population density Q10

Job Details

• employdt — QTime R been employed MMM [months]dvQ381
• npwork10 — Paid work<10hrs/wk[not in paid work]Q382
• numemp — Workplace employes next year[if emp]Q388
• paygap — Pay gap atplace of work[if employee]Q385

Knowledge of Different Issues

• blasi100 — How many black/Asian ppl in GB now?AB618
• car100 — How many adults own/use a car? C619
• chpov100 — Children under 16 in GB in poverty? Q617
• harmtra1 — Which transport harm envir 300miles?C650
• harmtra2 — Least harm envir transport 300miles?C651
• hipay100 — Adults in work paid more than 40000?Q616
• prejfut — Racial prejudice in future 5 years?AB654
• prejnow — Is more race prejudice than 5yr agoAB652
• propr100 — How many pay for hospital operation?Q612
• prpen100 — How many will rely private pension? Q613
• prsch100 — How many 2ndry pupils are fee-payingQ615

Money

• borohard — Shd be much harder to borrowAB2.4bC2.39b
• credplan — 768 Credit makes it easier plan?AB2.4aC2.39a
• credspnd — 770 Credit encourage spend much?AB2.4cC2.39c
• moneygo — R finds money go/some in hand?AB2.1C2.36
• moneyret — Spend whn young/save fr retireAB2.3C2.38
• nevborro — Ppl shd never borrow/OK2borrowAB2.2C2.37

Opinions

• bpriof1e — Britain's highest priority shd be? E240
• bpriof2e — Britain's next priority should be? E241
• doesinfe — Level has most influence England runE289
• ecpolicy — Future relations between UK+EC? C242
• edstiesw — Educ.standards change since '97GE[E]E236
• edstwhye — Why ed.stardards changed up or down?E237
• engparl — Best method to govern England R thnkE285
• eregecon — Regional assembly better reg.economyE288
• eurflike — R likely to vote in a Euro referendmC244
• eurolkly — Will Britain join single curency 10yC245
• euroref — Would R vote for GB to join the EuroC243
• flagnate — R feel about seeing St George flag? E277
• flaguje — R feel about seeing Union Jack flag?E276
• govnosay — People like me have no say in govt? C248
• govtrust — Trust govt to put nation above pty? C254
• govtwore — R's opinion present system govGB[En]E247
• govtwork — R's opinion present system governGB?C246
• hearrass — R heard of regional assemblies?[Eng]E286
• impgnase — NI Assembly improved way GB governedE261
• impgscpe — Scot parl.improved way GB governed? E259
• impgwase — Welsh ass.improved way GB governed? E260
• losetch — MPs soon lose touch with people? C249
• losetche — MPs soon lose touch with people?[En]E250
• nirelane — Long-term policy for NI shd be?[Eng]E282
• oudebene — Govt level shd decide welfare beneftE293
• oudebuge — Govt level shd decide start-up grantE292
• oudefooe — Govt level shd decide on food safetyE291
• oughinfe — Which level ought to influence most?E290
• ptynmat2 — Doesn't matter which party in power?C253

Partner's Job Details

• pclass — NS-SEC analytic classes [spouse] Q
• peconpos — Current economic position spous/prt Q909
• pemploye — Spouse's main job is as an employee Q886
• pempstat — Spouse/partner ES current/last job? Q920
• pempwork — No.employee spouse wrkplace [evr wk]Q897
• pes2000 — Employment status Q941
• pisco — Spouse/partner's Intnl Std Class OccQ933
• pmany — Spouse supervise how many ppl Q884
• pnssec — NS-SEC - long version Q942
• pocsect2 — Spouse's occupationl sector [sp emp]Q889
• popcat — NS-SEC operational categ [spouse] Q
• psic92 — SIC92 industry code Q949
• psic92gp — Spouse/partner SIC '92(compres)[mar]Q923
• psoc2000 — SOC2000 (without dots) Q939
• psuper — Spouse:how many supervise at work Q885
• psuper2 — Spouse supervise pple at work [drop]Q883
• psupman2 — Spouse is/was manager/supervisr[mar]Q888

Party Identification

• closepty — Closer to one party?[If not suportr]Q152
• idstrng — How strong R's party identification?Q159
• partyid1 — R's political party identification Q154
• partyid2 — Party political id(compressed) dv Q157
• politics — How much interest R has in politics?Q160
• ptyalleg — Party political identification dv Q158

Pensions

• prpenget — R get private pension? [if retired]Q503

Person 2- Person 6

• p2age — Person 2:age YY Q42
• p2rel — Person 2:relation to R [5 categories]Q45
• p2rel2 — Person 2:relation to R[7 categories] Q44
• p2rel3 — Person 2:relation to R[8 categories] Q43
• p2sex — Person 2:sex Q41
• p3age — Person 3:age Q48
• p3rel — Person 3:relation to R [5 categories]Q51
• p3rel2 — Person 3:relation to R [7 categories]Q50
• p3rel3 — Person 3:relation to R [8 categories]Q49
• p3sex — Person 3:sex Q47
• p4age — Person 4:age Q54
• p4rel — Person 4:relation to R [5 categories]Q57
• p4rel2 — Person 4:relation to R [7 categories]Q56
• p4rel3 — Person 4:relation to R [8 categories]Q55
• p4sex — Person 4:sex Q53
• p5age — Person 5:age Q60
• p5rel — Person 5:relation to R [5 categories]Q63
• p5rel2 — Person 5:relation to R [7 categories]Q62
• p5rel3 — Person 5:relation to R [8 categories]Q61
• p5sex — Person 5:sex Q59
• p6age — Person 6:age Q66
• p6rel — Person 6:relation to R [5 categories]Q69
• p6rel2 — Person 6:relation to R [7 categories]Q68
• p6rel3 — Person 6:relation to R [8 categories]Q67
• p6sex — Person 6:sex Q65

Person 7- Person 11

• p10age — Person 10:age Q90
• p10rel — Person 10:relation to R[5 categories]Q93
• p10rel2 — Person 10:relation to R[7 categories]Q92
• p10rel3 — Person 10:relation to R[8 categories]Q91
• p10sex — Person 10:sex Q89
• p11age — Person 11:age Q96
• p11rel — Person 11:relation to R[5 categories]Q99
• p11rel2 — Person 11:relation to R[7 categories]Q98
• p11rel3 — Person 11:relation to R[8 categories]Q97
• p11sex — Person 11:sex Q95
• p7age — Person 7:age Q72
• p7rel — Person 7:relation to R [5 categories]Q75
• p7rel2 — Person 7:relation to R [7 categories]Q74
• p7rel3 — Person 7:relation to R [8 categories]Q73
• p7sex — Person 7:sex Q71
• p8age — Person 8:age Q78
• p8rel — Person 8:relation to R [5 categories]Q81
• p8rel2 — Person 8:relation to R [7 categories]Q80
• p8rel3 — Person 8:relation to R [8 categories]Q79
• p8sex — Person 8:sex Q77
• p9age — Person 9:age Q84
• p9rel — Person 9:relation to R [5 categories]Q87
• p9rel2 — Person 9:relation to R [7 categories]Q86
• p9rel3 — Person 9:relation to R [8 categories]Q85
• p9sex — Person 9:sex Q83

Possible Changes at Workplace

• efindjob — 284 How long find job,if start look[emp]Q415
• elookjob — Look for job if lost job[if employe]Q412
• eretrain — Willing retrain? [emp+long find job]Q416
• leavejob — Likely leave job next year? [if emp]Q390

Public Spending and Social Welfare

• careresp — Who pay care of elderly resid.homes?Q185
• carerwk — Carer on benefit not go jobcent talkQ190
• dole — Opinion on unemployment benefitlevelQ168
• failclm — Many people fail to claim benefits? Q167
• falseclm — Many people falsely claim benefits? Q166
• healresp — Who shld mainly pay for health care?Q181
• hincdiff — Closest view to own:household incomeQ197
• incomgap — Gap between high and low incomes Q195
• lonepawk — Lone parent not go job centre talk? Q186
• mstchild — High earner entitled more child benfQ175
• mstdisab — 119 High inc disabled more benefit? Q177
• mstretir — High earner entitled bigger statepenQ173
• mstunemp — High earner entitled more unemp.beneQ171
• mstwork — Unemp recent work benefit>LT unemp? Q179
• payhols — Ppl w.no money pay for holiday how? Q192
• payoven — Ppl w.no money replace broken cookerQ194
• paysofa — Ppl w.no money replace old sofa how?Q193

Quiz

• quizbene — Scot.parl can increase Scot Soc.Ben?E257
• quizdev — Number of correct answers QuizSVoE to QuizLond dv
• quizlond — 191 London Englands only reg assembly? E258
• quizsmpe — 189 Been decided cut Scot MPs in UK HoC?E256
• quizsvoe — ScotMP in UK HoC can't vote Eng lawsE255

Reasons for Working

• nwempern — Job/work just means of earning a livQ450
• nwempliv — Why job/work means to earn a living?Q451

Religion, National Identity and Race

• bestnatu — Nationality best describes R dv Q789
• bnationu — Nationality best describes if>one? Q787
• chattend — R attend church apart frm spec.occasQ765
• famrelig — Religion respondent brought up in dvQ760
• natafric — EDIT ONLY: R think self as African? Q784
• natasia — EDIT ONLY: R think of self as Asian?Q783
• natbrit — Does R think of self as British? Q775
• nateng — Does R think of self as English? Q776
• nateuro — Does R think of self as European? Q777
• natirish — Does R think of self as Irish? Q778
• natni — Does R think of self Northern Irish Q779
• natnone — R think self none of thes nationaltyQ786
• natoth — R think of self as OTHER nationalityQ785
• natscot — Does R think of self as Scottish? Q780
• natulst — Does R think of self as Ulster? Q781
• natwelsh — Does R think of self as Welsh? Q782
• raceori2 — Respondent's race self-rated dv Q790

Respondent's Self-Description

• ident1e — Which is R's 1st self-description? E270
• ident2e — Which is R's 2nd self-description? E272
• ident3e — Which is R's 3rd self-description? E274
• natid — R think self more English/Brit?[Eng]E268

Social Support

• frndqul1 — Intelligent+makes me think:friend?C2.27a
• frndqul2 — Helps me get things done:friend? C2.27b
• frndqul3 — Really understands me:friend qual?C2.27c
• frndqul4 — Enjoyable company:friend quality? C2.27d
• helpbed1 — R bedridden:get help from whom1st?C2.22a
• helpbed2 — R bedridden:get help from whom2nd?C2.22b
• helpdpr1 — R down/depressed who help 1st? C2.24a
• helpdpr2 — R down/depressed who help 2nd? C2.24b
• helpeldy — 751 Adult chd have duty elderly parentC2.28a
• helpfrnd — Better-off ppl shd help friends? C2.28c
• helpmny1 — R borrow large sum of money frm1stC2.23a
• helpmny2 — R borrow large sum of money frm2ndC2.23b
• helpslf1 — Take care self+family first? C2.28b
• helpslf2 — All right befriend ppl of use toR?C2.28d
• jobhow — How did R hear of present/past job?C2.26
• othchat — R has talked w.depressed/down per?C2.25c
• othhelp — R has helped housework/shopping? C2.25a
• othjob — R has helped somebody get a job? C2.25d
• othlent — R has lent quite a bit of money? C2.25b

Socio-Economic Classification

• pghogr2 — S: Goldthorpe [syn SOC90+CM]
• pghons2 — S: Goldthorpe [syn SOC90+CM]
• pngh — Spouse: Goldthorpe [pre-SOC2000] best estimate
• pnghgrp — Spouse: Goldthorpe [pre-SOC2000] best estimate
• pnseggrp — Spouse: SEG [pre-SOC2000] best estimate
• pscons2 — S: social class [syn + CM]
• pscsyn — S: social class [syn] Q945
• pseggrp3 — S: SEG [syn] dv
• psegogr2 — S: SEG [syn SOC90+CM]
• psegons2 — S: SEG [syn SOC90 +CM]
• psegsyn — S: SEG [syn] Q944
• psoc90sy — S: SOC90 [syn] Q946
• psocstat — S: SOC90 reliability flag Q947

Spatial Variables

• postcode — Postal district

Taxes and Public Spending

• chngnhs — Change NHS without/w.money?AB2.21aC2.48a
• chngpol — Change police w'out money?AB2.21dC2.48d
• chngptr — Public transp w'out money?AB2.21cC2.48c
• chngsch — Change schools w'out money?AB2.21bC2.48b

Training and Work

• ecourse — R had course/training past 2yrs[em]AC485
• ecourset — Days work training in last 2yr[emplAC486
• ecpdknow — R mentioned didn't know who paid? AC500
• ecpemplo — R mentioned employer/potential paidAC497
• ecpgovt — R mentioned Government paid? AC498
• ecpnofee — R mentioned there were no fees? AC495
• ecpoth — R mentioned other answers who paid?AC499
• ecpself — R mentioned self/family/relatv paidAC496
• ecrswhen — Train in own time/work time?[if em]AC487

Transport

• buildtra — More roads encourages more trafficC2.54d
• bus4poor — Bus is for who cant afford better?C2.53b
• buslink — Bus services link here+shops+servc.C2.51
• busnooth — Go by bus only if no other way? C2.53a
• busserv1 — Buses are clean and tidy? C2.52a
• busserv2 — 862 Buses stop too far from R s home C2.52b
• busserv3 — Buses are safe to travel in dark? C2.52c
• busserv4 — Buses do not run often enough? C2.52d
• busserv5 — Buses cost too much? C2.52e
• busserv6 — Buses take R where R needs to go? C2.52f
• busserv7 — Buses do the journey quickly enuf?C2.52g
• busserv8 — Buses generally run on time? C2.52h
• carconv — 873 Driving too convenient to give up?C2.54c
• carown — Does R have or share a car? dv Q1003
• cartaxhi — For envir.car users pay higher taxC2.54a
• cutcars — How imp.cut num.cars on Brit.roadsC2.55a
• cuthalf — R cut 1/2 car trips: inconvenient dvC745
• cuthalf1 — R cut as many as 1/2 car trips:[odd]C741
• cuthalf2 — R cut 1/2 car trips: inconv? [even] C742
• cutqrt — R cut ab.1/4 car trips:inconvenient C744
• cutqrt1 — R cut ab.1/4 car trips:inconv[odd] C740
• cutqrt2 — R cut only 1/4car trips:inconv[even]C743
• drive — R drive a car these days? C735
• getabb1 — 2xcost petrol:cut down car journeys?C726
• getabb2 — Imp long dist rail/coach:cutdown carC727
• getabb3 — Imp.relbl local pub.tran:cutdown carC728
• getabb4 — City fee 2gbp peaktime:cut down car C729
• getabb5 — 1gbp/50motorway miles:cut down car C730
• getabb6 — Severe parkingpenalties:cut down carC731
• getabb7 — Cycle lanes local roads:cut down carC732
• getboth1 — If<2gbp town+imp.public trans>R wld?C733
• getboth2 — IfR wd?C734
• motorway — Govt sh build motorway,ease congesC2.54b
• numbcars — How many vehicles in all? C723
• ptimpr1 — Pay pub.transport by 2xcost petrolC2.56a
• ptimpr2 — Pay pub.transport by 2gbp toll? C2.56b
• ptimpr3 — Pay pub.transport 1/2 new road spnC2.56c
• ptimpr4 — Pay pub.transport 1/2 roads spn C2.56d
• ptimpr5 — Pay pub.transp.1gbp per 50m.motorwC2.56e
• ptimpr6 — Pay pub.transport by increasin VATC2.56f
• ptimpr8 — Tax employers for each carparkspacC2.56g
• ptimprim — How imp.improv GB public transportC2.55b

Unions/Staff Associations

• indrel — Mangmt-emp relations at work[if emp]Q448

Voting and Difference Between Parties

• conlabdf — Diff.in what Con+Lab pty stand for? C233
• dfwngee — R think makes diff.who wins GE[Engl]E231