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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variableswquiz3b
LabelUK govt makes all defence decisionsQ2.8b
Question text Now some statements about the Scottish Parliament. Please tick the box that comes closest to your opinion of how true each one is. If you can't choose, just tick that box. The UK government, not the Scottish Parliament, makes all decisions about defence.
Responses
1 Definitely true 672
2 Probably true 401
3 Prob.not true 59
4 Def.not true 23
8 Can't choose/DK 123
9 Not answered 46
-1 No self-completn 184
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
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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