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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSWVOTE3
LabelNew voting system will lead to unstable government S2.21cW2.9c
Question text Please tick one box for each statement below about the elections to the Scottish Parliament: The new voting system will lead to unstable government
Responses
1 Agree strongly 30
2 Agree 135
3 Neither agree nor disagree 331
4 Disagree 420
5 Disagree strongly 69
8 Can't choose 145
9 Not answered 35
-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 on each line
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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