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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariablePTYNMAT2
LabelDoesn't matter which party in power?Q276
Question text Please choose a phrase from this card to say how much you agree or disagree with this statement. It doesn't really matter which party is in power, in the end things go on much the same.
Responses
1 Agree strongly 350
2 Agree 917
3 Neither agree nor disagree 98
4 Disagree 248
5 Disagree strongly 34
6 (It depends on the level of government) 7
8 Don't know 11
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D1
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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