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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableSPNDPENS
LabelR like govt to spend more pensionsQ2.14a
Question text Below are some items of government spending. Please tick a box to show whether you would like to see more or less government spending on each of them than now. (Bear in mind that if you want more spending, this would probably mean that you would have to pay more taxes. If you want less spending, this would probably mean paying less taxes.) Pensions.
Responses
1 Spend much more 361
2 Spend more 667
3 Spend same as now 296
4 Spend less 16
5 Spend much less 1
9 Not answered 42
-1 No self-completn 222
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
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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