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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablempartids
LabelMum prefer political party<R young> Q231
Question text And what about your mother? Did she have any particular preference for one of the parties when you were young?
Responses
1 Conservative 332
2 Labour 530
3 Liberal Democrats/Liberals/SDP/Alliance 79
4 Scottish National Party (SNP) 70
5 Other party (WRITE IN) 9
6 No preference 307
7 Moved around 15
8 Didnt have a mother/mother not around 22
97 Refused 8
98 Don't know 177
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsNOTE: IF ANSWER TO PREVIOUS QUESTION SUGGESTS THAT THIS QUESTION WILL CAUSE DISTRESS, CODE 'R didn't have mother' OR DON'TKNOW, AS APPLICABLE, INSTEAD OF ASKING.
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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