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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariableSCOTPAR2
LabelWhat should government of Scotland be? Q586
Question text Which of these statements comes closest to you view? Scotland should become independent, separate from the UK and the European Union; Scotland should become independent, separate from the UK but part of the European Union; Scotland should remain part of the UK, with its own elected parliament which has some taxation powers; Scotland should remain part of the UK, with its own elected parliament which has no taxation powers; Scotland should remain part of he UK without an elected parliament.
Responses
1 Scotland should be independent, separate from UK and EU 172
2 Scotland should be independent, not in UK but in EU 276
3 Scotland should stay in UK, have Parliament + tax powers 1012
4 Scotland should stay in UK, have Parliament + no tax powers 177
5 Scotland should stay in UK, no separate Parliament 394
8 Dont know 252
9 Not answered 10
-2 Skp, C version 1133
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F8
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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