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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableSWVOTSY5
LabelList candidates too much under party control S2.23eW2.11e
Question text Please tick one box for each statement below to show how much you agree or disagree with it? MSPs elected through the regional party list will be too much under the control of their party
Responses
1 Agree strongly 39
2 Agree 318
3 Neither agree nor disagree 407
4 Disagree 175
5 Disagree strongly 6
8 Can't choose 184
9 Not answered 36
-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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