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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variabledwp2stan
LabelGood s.of living now:not save retireQ442
Question text Using this card, please tell me how strongly you agree or disagree with the following. I'd rather make sure I had a good standard of living today than put money aside for my retirement.
Responses
-3 Skp, wholly retired 19
-1 Skp,retired 428
1 Strongly agree 102
2 Tend to agree 417
3 Tend to disagree 392
4 Strongly disagree 145
5 (Don t know/no opinion) 46
8 Don't know 0
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F21.
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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