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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 9478 British Social Attitudes Survey, 2024 947810.5255/UKDA-SN-9478-1 National Centre for Social Research Copyright National Centre for Social Research Department for Work and PensionsNuffield TrustThe King's FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentEconomic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 05 November 2025 PREJUDICERELIGIONMENTAL HEALTHHOUSING POLICYDEFENCE AND STATE SECURITY POLICYWORKING MOTHERSMORAL VALUESNUCLEAR DEFENCEIMMIGRATIONHOME-BASED WORKERSTRUSTFRAUDWORKING WOMENSOCIAL INEQUALITYELECTIONSNUCLEAR POWER STATIONSPARENTAL LEAVEINTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHOSPITAL ADMISSIONSDISCRIMINATIONFLEXIBLE WORKING TIMEPOLITICAL EXTREMISMEMERGENCY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICESEMPLOYMENT HISTORYSOCIAL HOUSINGSOCIAL WELFARE PHILOSOPHYSTANDARD OF LIVINGDECENTRALIZED GOVERNMENTEDUCATIONOCCUPATIONSGOVERNMENT POLICYPOLITICAL ATTITUDESLIVING CONDITIONSHOURS OF WORKHEALTHQUALIFICATIONSWORKING CONDITIONSOCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSCHILDRENRETIREMENTHOUSING TENURESOCIAL ATTITUDESSOCIAL ISSUESTRUST IN GOVERNMENTCENTRAL GOVERNMENTECONOMIC ACTIVITYSOCIAL CLASSSUPERVISORY STATUSINCOMEEMPLOYERSSTATE HEALTH SERVICESSELF-EMPLOYEDFAMILIESSOCIAL SUPPORTHOME OWNERSHIPSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSPUBLIC SECTORFAMILY MEMBERSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREEQUALITY BEFORE THE LAWCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSAGEDISABILITIESHEALTH SERVICESPUBLIC TRANSPORTETHNIC GROUPSSTATE RESPONSIBILITYPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTRELIGIOUS ATTENDANCENATIONAL IDENTITYPOLITICAL INTERESTEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDELDERLYNATIONALITYHOSPITAL SERVICESCARE OF DEPENDANTSPRIVATE SECTORSPOUSESPOVERTYEMPLOYEESADULTSHOUSEHOLDSPOLITICAL ALLEGIANCEQUALITY OF LIFEGOVERNMENT ROLEFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTCENSORSHIPRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONDEATH PENALTYEMPLOYMENTACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTGENDER ROLEINTERNATIONAL RELATIONSCULTURAL IDENTITYPATRIOTISMEUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN INTEGRATIONEDUCATIONAL FEESDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGECONOMIC INDICATORSINTERNET USESOCIAL WELFAREPOLITICSTRANSPORTWELL-BEING (SOCIETY)PENSIONS Social behaviour and attitudesSocial conditions and indicators <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><p><strong>Background</strong><br>The&nbsp;British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and&nbsp;the data on party political attitudes produced by opinion polls. One of the BSA's main purposes is to allow the monitoring of patterns of continuity and change, and the examination of the relative rates at which attitudes, in respect of a range of social issues, change over time. Some questions are asked regularly, others less often. Funding for BSA comes from a number of sources (including government departments, the Economic and Social Research Council and other research foundations), but the final responsibility for the coverage and wording of the annual questionnaires rests with NatCen Social Research (formerly Social and Community Planning Research). The BSA has been conducted every year since 1983, except in 1988 and 1992 when core funding was devoted to the British Election Study (BES).<br><br>Further information about the series and links to publications may be found on the NatCen Social Research <a title="British Social Attitudes" href="https://natcen.ac.uk/flagship-surveys">British Social Attitudes</a> webpage.</p><p><br></p><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Each year, the BSA interview questionnaire contains a number of 'core' questions, which are repeated in most years. In addition, a wide range of background and classificatory questions is included. The remainder of the questionnaire is devoted to a series of questions (modules) on a range of social, economic, political and moral issues - some are asked regularly, others less often. Cross-indexes of those questions asked more than once appear in the reports.<p>In 2024 the questionnaire included the following topics: Household Composition; Employment; Tenure; Internet Usage; Politics; Monarchy; Funding of Social Care; Satisfaction with NHS; NHS Priorities &amp; Principles; Pensions &amp; Retirement; Attitudes to Private/State Schools; Zero Hours Contracts &amp; Employment Rights; Taxes &amp; Government Spending; Assisted Dying; Tobacco &amp; Cannabis; Poverty, Inequality &amp; Cost of Living; European Union; Immigration; Foreign Policy &amp; Defence; Climate Change &amp; Housing; Prejudice &amp; Inequalities; Voting &amp; Political System; General Election Vote; National Identity &amp; Ethnicity; Religion; Disability; Education; Benefits &amp; Income.</p> September 2024 - October 202415 September 202426 October 2024 Great Britain Families/householdsIndividualsNational Numeric Repeated cross-sectional studyThe BSA survey is conducted annually. Multi-stage stratified random sampleSee documentation for each BSA year for full details. Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p> See <restrctn> https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub/students/resources/quick-start-bsa/ https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=58 https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=123 https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=38 https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=151 https://natcen.ac.uk/flagship-surveys https://natcen.ac.uk/british-social-attitudes Tanner, W., Krasniqi, F., Blagden, J. (2021) 'Age of alienation: the collapse in community and belonging among young people, and how we should respond', Onward. https://www.ukonward.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Age-of-Alienation.pdf https://www.ukonward.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Age-of-Alienation.pdf Heller, A. L. (2021) 'Public support for electoral reform: the role of electoral system experience', Electoral Studies, 72. doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102348 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102348 Begum, S. and Williams, M. (2023) 'Dear Stephen: Race and belonging 30 years on', The Runnymede Trust https://www.runnymedetrust.org/publications/dear-stephen-race-and-belonging-30-years-on Cooper, C.H.V., Fahey, K. and Jones, R. (2025) 'Biased perceptions of public opinion don't define echo chambers but reveal systematic differences in political awareness', PLOS ONE, 20(6): e0324507.doi:0.1371/journal.pone.0324507 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324507 https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 9478 2025-11-07T05:54:25Z ddi:codebook:2_5