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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSPEND1
Label1st priority for extra government spending? S489
Question text Here are some items of government spending. Which of them, if any, would be your highest priority for extra spending? Please read through the whole list before deciding.
Responses
1 Education 367
2 Defence 12
3 Health 710
4 Housing 104
5 Public transport 45
6 Roads 46
7 Police and prisons 27
8 Social security benefits 47
9 Help for industry 88
10 Overseas aid 3
11 (None of these) 7
98 Don't know 24
99 Not answered 2
-2 Skp,Welsh sample 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsCARD ENTER ONE CODE ONLY FOR HIGHEST PRIORITY
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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