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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 8606 British Social Attitudes Survey, 2018 860610.5255/UKDA-SN-8606-2 NatCen Social Research Copyright National Centre for Social Research NatCen Social ResearchDepartment for Work and PensionsKings FundNuffield TrustMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentNational Housing FederationDepartment for EducationDepartment for TransportUK Statistics AuthorityJoseph Rowntree FoundationEconomic and Social Research CouncilGovernment Equalities OfficeWellcome TrustNational Institute for Health ResearchDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy UK Data Service 27 January 2020 FLEXIBLE WORKING TIMEHOSPITAL ADMISSIONSSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHETHICS OF SCIENCERELIGIONSCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORYSOCIAL HOUSINGSOCIAL WELFARE PHILOSOPHYSTANDARD OF LIVINGLABOUR PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)DECENTRALIZED GOVERNMENTEDUCATIONSPOUSE'S EMPLOYMENTOCCUPATIONSGOVERNMENT POLICYPOLITICAL ATTITUDESDEBILITATIVE ILLNESSLIVING CONDITIONSMARITAL STATUSHOURS OF WORKCHILD BENEFITSHEALTHQUALIFICATIONSWORKING CONDITIONSOCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSCHILDRENRETIREMENTHOUSING TENURESOCIAL ATTITUDESSOCIAL ISSUESTRUST IN GOVERNMENTCENTRAL GOVERNMENTECONOMIC ACTIVITYSOCIAL CLASSSUPERVISORY STATUSSPOUSE'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITYBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESINCOMEEMPLOYERSSTATE HEALTH SERVICESNEWSPAPER READERSHIPSELF-EMPLOYEDFAMILIESSOCIAL SUPPORTCARSHOME OWNERSHIPSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPPUBLIC SECTORFAMILY MEMBERSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREEQUALITY BEFORE THE LAWCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSAGEDISABILITIESCONSERVATIVE PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)HEALTH SERVICESPUBLIC TRANSPORTETHNIC GROUPSSTATE RESPONSIBILITYPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTRELIGIOUS ATTENDANCENATIONAL IDENTITYPOLITICAL INTERESTEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDELDERLYGENDERNATIONALITYFATHER'S OCCUPATIONTELEVISION VIEWINGHOSPITAL SERVICESCARE OF DEPENDANTSPRIVATE SECTORSPOUSESPOVERTYEMPLOYEESADULTSHOUSEHOLDSPOLITICAL ALLEGIANCEQUALITY OF LIFEFINANCIAL DIFFICULTIESGOVERNMENT ROLELIFE SATISFACTIONFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTCENSORSHIPRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONDEATH PENALTYEMPLOYMENTACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTGENDER ROLEHIGHER EDUCATIONCITIZENSHIPINTERNATIONAL RELATIONSCULTURAL IDENTITYPATRIOTISMEUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN INTEGRATIONBUSINESS OWNERSHIPCOST OF LIVINGSATISFACTION WITH SERVICESACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICESCARE STANDARDSEDUCATIONAL FEESEUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIPHOUSING CONSTRUCTIONHOUSING POLICYDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGCHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSECONOMIC INDICATORSINTERNET USESOCIAL WELFAREPOLITICSTRANSPORTWELL-BEING (SOCIETY)DEMENTIAPENSIONSTRADE UNIONSSEXUAL IDENTITYTRANSGENDERTRUST IN OFFICIAL STATISTICSEU REFERENDUM 2016 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> </p><p></p><p></p><p>The BSA 2018 report, including Key Findings, is available from on the NatCen BSA website:</p><p>Curtice, J., Clery, E., Perry, J., Phillips M. and Rahim, N. (eds.) (2019),<br><a title="British Social Attitudes: The 36th Report" href="https://www.bsa.natcen.ac.uk/latest-report/british-social-attitudes-36/key-findings.aspx"><em>British Social Attitudes: The 36th Report</em></a>, London: The National&nbsp;Centre for Social Research</p><p> </p><p><strong>Latest edition information<br></strong>For the second edition (February 2021) four equivalised income variables have been added to the dataset.</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.<span data-ng-show="abstractDisplay" class="" style="">In 2018 the main survey covered the following: political party identification, welfare, health, housing, affordable housing, education, transport, statistics, concerns, Brexit, equalities, science, emergency healthcare, employment and spouse employment, flexible work and gender, income, retirement and pensions, and religion (the ISSP module).<br></span> July 2018 - November 201801 July 201830 November 2018 Great Britain IndividualsNational Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal). Numeric Repeated cross-sectional studyThe BSA survey is conducted annually. Multi-stage stratified random sampleSee documentation for each BSA year for full details. <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the&nbsp;<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 and use of the data by commercial users 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 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 8606 2025-09-26T03:37:24Z ddi:codebook:2_5