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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableNATPROS5
LabelScotland better off in last 5 yrs than elsewhere in GB? S2.10b
Question text Compared with other parts of Britain over the last five years, would you say that Scotland has been getting more prosperous than average, stayed about average, or been getting less prosperous than average?
Responses
1 Lot more prosperous 19
2 Little more propserous 192
3 Stayed about average 636
4 Little less prosperous 248
5 Lot less prosperous 55
8 Don't know 0
9 Not answered 15
-2 Skp,Welsh sample 0
-1 No self-completn 317
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
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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