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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableNVVOTEC
LabelNew way of voting:party candidate? Q146
Question text In the election people used a new way of voting to elect the Scottish parliament. There were two ballot papers. The first, which was purple, was for an individual Member of the Scottish parliament - or MSP - for your constituency. The second, which was peach, was for a party list for your region. If you had voted, which party's candidate would you have voted for on the 'first' vote for an individual MSP for your constituency?
Responses
-1 Skp,didn't vote 1060
1 Conservative 43
2 Labour 167
3 Liberal Democrat 36
4 SNP 71
5 Plaid Cymru 0
6 Green Party 1
7 Other party (WRITE IN) 4
8 SCOTTISH SOCIALIST PARTY 2
97 Refused to disclose voting 25
98 Don't know 73
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROMPT
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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