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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableCANMED
LabelLet doctors prescribe cannabis? Q508
Question text Some people with serious illnesses say that cannabis helps to relieve their symptoms. Do you think that doctors should be allowed to prescribe cannabis for these people?
Responses
1 Definitely should 774
2 Probably should 564
3 Probably should not 78
4 Definitely should not 88
5 (Depends on results of medical trials) 57
8 Don't know 43
9 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F9
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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