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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablescpbuild
LabelShould have built Scot parliament? Q253
Question text There has been a lot of debate about the new Scottish Parliament building. Which of the three statements on this card comes closest to your view? Should never have been built in the first place, needed to be built but should never have cost so much, building it will be worth it in the end.
Responses
1 Should never have been built in the firs 612
2 Needed to be built but should never have 750
3 Building it will be worth it in the end. 151
8 Don't know 36
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD A8
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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