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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablepidealch
LabelHow many chd wld partner ideally likQ313
Question text And how many children do you think your partner would ideally like to have?
Responses
-6 Skp,not marr/liv as 273
-3 Not M 18-49/F 18-45 852
-1 Skp,not asked distress 17
0 No children 33
1 One 33
2 Two 179
3 Three 88
4 Four 39
5 Five 9
6 Six 7
7 Seven or more 2
8 Don't know 17
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C5 AGAIN.
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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