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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablepardist
LabelHow far away do parents live? Q416
Question text How far away (does your parent/do your parents) live?
Responses
-3 Skp,never see parents 12
-1 Skp,no parents alive 727
1 Lives with parent(s) 76
2 Less than a mile 147
3 > a mile but less than five mile 165
4 > 5 miles but less than 10 78
5 > 10 miles but less than 20 85
6 > 20 miles but less than 50 69
7 > 50 miles but less than 100 43
8 > 100 miles 144
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F12. IF PARENTS LIVE SEPARATELY, ASK FOR PARENT WHO LIVES NEAREST TO RESPONDENT.
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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