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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablescotacc
LabelAccept as Scottish:Scottish accent? Q369
Question text Here are a few questions about how you would react on meeting someone. Thinking of someone who you knew had never lived for any length of time in Scotland and claimed to be Scottish would you accept that they were Scottish if they had a Scottish accent?
Responses
1 Definitely would 67
2 Probably would 534
3 Probably would not 432
4 Definitely would not 467
8 Don't know 47
9 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D4.
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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