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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableGOVTWORK
LabelRespondent's view of present system of government in Britain S367
Question text Which of these statements best describes your opinion on the present system of governing Britain? Works extremely well and could not be improved; could be improved in small ways but mainly works well; could be improved quite a lot; needs a great deal of improvement.
Responses
1 Works extremely well and could not be improved 19
2 Could be improved in small ways but mainly works well 641
3 Could be improved quite a lot 653
4 Needs great deal of improvement 131
8 Don't know 35
9 Not answered 3
-2 Skp,Welsh sample 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsCARD
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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