Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 1999-2000

Variable Details

VariableVT1A
LabelVoted in local council elections May 6th
Question text A lot of people do not vote in elections, for one reason or another. Some people are not registerd, others are away, too busy, or generally not very interested in voting. In May this year, people had the opportunity to vote in local council elections and the election for the new Scottish Parliament. In June, people had the opportunity to vote in elections for the European Parliament. Thinking back to May 6th, did you vote in the local council election?
Responses
0 15547
1 Yes 3580
2 No (include too young/not registered) 1430
3 Refused 12
4 Don't know/Can't remember 28
Sysmiss 9630
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 1999-2000
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study.<br><br>SN 4351 includes data from the 1999 and 2000 surveys, as the SHS is conducted using a two-year cycle design. Please see documentation for further details. This study is the full version of the SHS 1999-2000, whereas SN 5030 contains the Lite dataset.