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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variableareaimk1
LabelChange2make area good fr kid[1st ch]Q325
Question text Now thinking about your local area as a place to bring up children. (By your local area I mean within about a 15-20 minute walk or 5-10 minute drive from your home.) If you had to choose two items from this list that are in most need of improvement around here which would your first choice be?
Responses
-3 Not M 18-49/F 18-45 852
-1 Skp,not asked distress 17
1 Access to GPs and local health services 18
2 Amount of good quality affordable family 91
3 Amount of good shopping facilities nearb 35
4 Access to good public transport 53
5 Quality of schools 43
6 The level of crime 79
7 Quality of jobs 25
8 Facilities for young children 90
9 The sense of community spirit 15
10 Cleanliness of the local environment 18
11 The condition of public spaces (e.g. pav 39
12 Family and friends close by 13
13 Facilities for older children 65
14 Access to good quality affordable childc 17
15 The amount of traffic / dangerous driver 57
16 Other answer 4
17 (None of these) 13
98 Don't know 5
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C11.
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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