Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableScotParS
LabelHow Scotland should be governed? BC1058
Question text Which of these statements comes closest to your view? Scotland should become independent, separate from the UK and the European Union, Scotland should become independent, separate from the UK but part of the European Union, Scotland should remain part of the UK, with its own elected parliament which has some taxation powers, Scotland should remain part of the UK, with its own elected parliament which has no taxation powers, Scotland should remain part of the UK without an elected parliament.
Responses
-1 Skp,Eng+Wales 1897
1 independent, sepa 21
2 independent, sepa 39
3 part of the UK, w 101
4 part of the UK, w 17
5 part of the UK 20
8 Don't know 7
9 Not answered 0
-2 Skp,A+D versions 2166
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD (J6/J8).
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.