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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableVOTECOD2
LabelReason Respondent did not vote in election<2>Q142
Question text Why was that? [did not vote in election] Response 2
Responses
-1 Skp, voted 1060
1 Deliberately abstained 0
2 Work prevented me 0
3 Sickness prevented me 0
4 Away on election day 6
5 Other commitments/no time 4
6 Couldn t be bothered/not interested 7
7 Couldnt decide between the parties or candidates 1
8 Vote wouldnt have affected who won 0
9 Religious reasons for not voting 0
10 Respondent had moved 3
11 Polling card/Polling station problem 3
12 Never vote/have never voted in my life 1
13 Was not eligible to vote 0
14 Dont believe Parl/Ass should have been created 1
15 Electoral system too complicated 0
16 Dont consider myself Scot/Welsh 0
96 Skp, no further reason 394
97 Other answer 2
98 Dont Know 0
99 Refused/Not Answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsProbe fully for reasons why respondent didn't vote.
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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