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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variableident2b
LabelWhich is R's 2nd self-description? Q375
Question text And what would the second most important thing be [something that is very important to you when you think of yourself]?
Responses
1 Working class 124
2 British 75
3 Elderly 36
4 A woman / A man 112
5 Not religious 37
6 A wife / A husband 177
7 A Catholic 27
8 A country person 68
9 A city person 15
10 A Protestant 27
11 A mother / A father 220
12 Middle class 32
13 Black 2
14 Retired 59
15 Religious 20
16 Scottish 263
17 A working person 131
18 Young 29
19 White 30
20 Asian 1
21 Unemployed 10
22 Other (WRITE IN) 17
23 (None of these^nofurth) 34
98 Don't know 3
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D5 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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