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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

Variablesscshd2
LabelSame sex death:same right to keep homeQ357
Question text Still thinking about these two (men/women) who have been living together for ten years as a couple. One of them owns the house they live in. Say (he/she) dies without making a will, do you think (his/her) partner should or should not have the same right to keep the home as (he/she) would if they were a married couple?
Responses
1 Definitely should 684
2 Probably should 505
3 Probably should not 125
4 Definitely should not 222
8 Don't know 91
9 Not answered 10
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D2
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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