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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableESWGoGBE
LabelIf all to become separate independent countries, pleased? [England] B917
Question text If in the future England, Scotland and Wales were all to become separate independent countries, rather than all being part of the United Kingdom together, would you be... pleased, sorry, or, neither pleased nor sorry?
Responses
1 pleased 64
2 sorry 391
3 neither pleased nor sorry 384
8 Don't know 17
9 Not answered 3
-2 Skip, A+C+D versions 3132
-1 Skip, Wales and Scotland 133
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
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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