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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

Variableareaimp1
LabelWhat needs improvement in this area? M374
Question text Now thinking about your local area, if you had to pick just one, which of the things on this card is in most need of improvement around here?
Responses
1 The level of crime 213
2 Access2GP+local health services 90
3 affordable housing 273
4 shopping facilities 126
5 public transport 97
6 Quality of schools 33
7 Quality of jobs 170
8 Facilities for young children 191
9 community spirit 84
10 Clean local environment 90
11 condition public spaces 90
12 Family+friends close by 15
13 places to go out(pubs) 31
14 Other answer (WRITE IN) 17
15 (None of these) 60
98 Don't know 14
99 Not answered 0
-2 NA-Gaelic boost/SPA sample 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCARD G7. CODE ONE ONLY
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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