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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Variable Details
| Variable | SOCSPND1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Government spend on benefit for unemployed? S491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Some people think that there should be more government spending on social security, while other people disagree. For each of the groups I read out please say whether you would like to see more or less government spending on them than now. Bear in mind that if you want more spending, this would probably mean that you would have to pay more taxes. If you want less spending, this would probably mean paying less taxes. Firstly, Benefits for unemployed people: would you like to see more or less government spending than now? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | CARD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Persons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually |
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