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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableLIVEWASC
LabelHow long have you lived in Scotland?Q547
Question text How long have you lived in Scotland?
Responses
-1 Skp,never elsewhere 1122
0 Less than 1year 11
1 6
2 6
3 9
4 6
5 3
6 8
7 2
8 8
9 7
10 6
11 6
12 4
13 2
14 1
15 5
16 9
17 5
18 9
19 3
20 10
21 6
22 5
23 6
24 2
25 10
26 11
27 8
28 9
29 2
30 17
31 5
32 15
33 9
34 11
35 10
36 9
37 8
38 6
39 5
40 12
41 2
42 7
43 3
44 5
45 3
46 8
47 4
48 6
49 2
50 9
51 6
52 6
53 6
54 6
55 4
56 8
57 3
58 5
59 5
60 13
61 7
62 8
63 4
64 7
65 5
66 4
67 6
68 1
69 1
70 7
71 1
72 1
73 2
74 2
75 2
76 5
77 3
78 2
80 3
81 1
82 2
83 2
93 1
94 1
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE FOR BEST ESTIMATE. ENTER TOTAL NUMBER OF YEARS IN Scotland. FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR, CODE 0.
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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