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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variableidealch
LabelHow many children wld R ideally likeQ312
Question text Thinking in general and regardless of your present circumstances, how any children would you ideally like to have?
Responses
-3 Not M 18-49/F 18-45 852
-1 Skp,not asked distress 17
0 No children 50
1 One 55
2 Two 320
3 Three 141
4 Four 71
5 Five 17
6 Six 10
7 Seven or more 7
8 Don't know 9
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C5.
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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