Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSCOTPARE
LabelR think gov of Scotland shd be?[Eng]Q490
Question text An issue in Scotland is the question of an elected parliament - a special parliament for Scotland dealing with Scottish affairs. Which of these statements comes closest to your view? Scotland should become independent, separate from the UK and the European Union; Scotland should become independent, separate from the UK but part of the European Union; Scotland should remain part of the UK, with its own elected parliament which has some taxation powers; Scotland should remain part of the UK, with its own elected parliament which has no taxation powers; Scotland should remain part of the UK without an elected parliament.
Responses
1 Scot notUK notEU 234
2 Scot notUK in EU 416
3 Scot inUK+own tax power 1190
4 Scot inUK+no tax power 285
5 Scot in UK,no parliament 352
8 Don't know 236
9 Not Answered 5
-2 Skp,Wales+Scotland 425
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F15
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.