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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableCultPol
LabelRate self cultural/political scale? Q802
Question text Some people say that being (English/Scottish/Welsh) is mainly about (England's countryside/Scotland's landscape/Wales' countryside) and music, (English/Scottish/Welsh) sporting teams, (English/Scottish/Welsh) language and literature and so on. Others say that being (English/Scottish/Welsh) is mainly about, for example, the way (England/Scotland/Wales) is governed, the (Westminster Parliament/Scottish Parliament/National Assembly for Wales) and how (England/Scotland/Wales) runs its affairs. Whereabouts would you put yourself on a scale between these two positions?
Responses
-5 Skp,natidb none 17
-4 Skp,natIDb other 82
-3 Skp,British not NatBorn 181
1 Countryside, music, sport etc. 202
2 297
3 550
4 955
5 371
6 112
7 How country is governed 75
8 Don't know 51
9 Not answered 10
-2 Skp,D version 1050
-1 Skp,not born British 337
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K8. IF RESPONDENT ASKS, IT IS THEIR PERSONAL VIEW ON WHAT BEING ENGLISH/SCOTTISH/WELSH IS ABOUT WE ARE INTERESTED IN
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.
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