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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariablePUBMEET
LabelProtest meetings should be allowed S2.9bW419
Question text Please tick one box for each statement below to show how much you agree or disagree with it: People should be allowed to organise public meetings to protest against the government.
Responses
-1 No self-completn 317
1 Agree strongly 160
2 Agree 631
3 Neither agree nor disagree 250
4 Disagree 102
5 Disagree strongly 8
8 Don't know 0
9 Not answered 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsENTER CODE FOR ROW I AS THE RESPONDENT READS OUT THE NUMBER
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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