Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableSCOPAR2E
LabelR think govt of Scotland shd be[Eng]E278
Question text Which of these statements comes closest to your 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 the UK without an elected parliament.
Responses
1 Scot notUK notEU 187
2 Scot notUK in EU 334
3 Scot inUK+own tax power 1438
4 Scot inUK+no tax power 189
5 Scot in UK,no parliament 318
8 Don't know 294
9 Not Answered 1
-2 Skp,Scots and Welsh 526
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsCard D15
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.