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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariableGOVRESP4
LabelGv resp:stand living fr oldAB2.17dS2.10d
Question text On the whole, do you think it should or should not be the government's responsibility to provide a decent standard of living for the old?
Responses
1 Def.shld be 1291
2 Probably shld be 155
3 Probably not be 4
4 Def shld not be 0
8 Can't choose 7
9 Not answered 49
-1 No self-completn 157
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
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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