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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableCANLEGAL
LabelR's view legalising cannabis? Q478
Question text Which of these statements comes closest to your own view? Taking cannabis should be legal, without restrictions; Taking cannabis should be legal, but it should only be available from licensed shops; Taking cannabis should remain illegal.
Responses
1 cannabis shd be legal 75
2 shld be legal+restricted 700
3 should remain illegal 785
8 Don't know 44
9 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F4
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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