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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableDocTrust
LabelDoes Respondent trust hospital doctors to put needs of patients above hospital interests? Q247
Question text How much do you trust hospital doctors to put the needs of their patients above the interests of the hospital?
Responses
1 Always 255
2 Most of the time 855
3 Only some of the time 302
4 Just about never 55
8 Don't know 41
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B3
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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