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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableSCOTANCE
LabelTruly Scottish: Important Scottish parents/grandparents?Q603
Question text How important or unimportant is each of the following to being truly Scottish... to have Scottish parents or grandparents?
Responses
1 Very important 343
2 Fairly important 323
3 Not very important 164
4 Not at all important 41
8 Don't know 5
9 Not answered 6
-1 Skp,Eng+Wales 2733
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD BB
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in Great Britain;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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