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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variableareaimk2
LabelChange2make area good fr kid[2nd ch]Q328
Question text And which would your second choice be [in most need of improvement around here]?
Responses
-4 Skp,no next improvement 18
-3 Not M 18-49/F 18-45 852
-1 Skp,not asked distress 17
1 Access to GPs and local health services 24
2 Amount of good quality affordable family 41
3 Amount of good shopping facilities nearb 38
4 Access to good public transport 38
5 Quality of schools 27
6 The level of crime 53
7 Quality of jobs 58
8 Facilities for young children 69
9 The sense of community spirit 35
10 Cleanliness of the local environment 33
11 The condition of public spaces (e.g. pav 43
12 Family and friends close by 10
13 Facilities for older children 85
14 Access to good quality affordable childc 20
15 The amount of traffic / dangerous driver 67
16 Other answer 5
17 (None of these) 15
98 Don't know 1
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C11 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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