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Introduction to the British Social Attitudes Survey

Learn about the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey design, questionnaires and weights, how to access the data from the UK Data Service, how to explore variables using documentation and how to create population estimates using weights and survey design variables.

  • Level: Basic knowledge of exploratory analysis of survey data using R or SPSS is assumed. If you are new to using surveys, you may find it useful to complete the ‘Introduction to survey data’ module first.
  • Time: Approx. 1.5 hours. Dip in and out of the materials and return as you like.
  • Software: R or SPSS (using syntax).
  • Datasets: BSA 2017 and BSA 2020 (End User Licence versions).
  • Certificate of completion available: No.
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