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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableVOTEC
LabelParty voted for constituency candidate Q151
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. Thinking of your first vote for an individual MSP for your constituency, which party's candidate did you vote for?
Responses
-1 skp,didn't vote 422
1 Conservative 147
2 Labour 435
3 Liberal Democrat 140
4 SNP 289
5 Plaid Cymru 0
6 Green Party 0
7 Other party (WRITE IN) 8
8 SCOTTISH SOCIALIST PARTY 9
97 Refused to disclose voting 28
98 Don't know 4
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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