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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSWADVERT
LabelAdvert explained way of voting well? S2.16W2.4
Question text How clearly did you think the adverts on television or in the newspapers explained this new way of voting?
Responses
1 Not see advert 196
2 Very clearly 184
3 Fairly clearly 414
4 Not very clearly 218
5 Not at all clearly 80
8 Can't choose 64
9 Not answered 9
-2 Skp,Wales phone+lang 0
-1 No self-completn 317
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box only
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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