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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableBgehelp1
LabelAdvise binger to talk to which person? Q373
Question text Suppose you knew someone like (Mark/Karen) who wanted help. Who would you advise them to turn to first for help? (Please take your answer from this card.)
Responses
1 NHS doctor / GP 453
2 A counsellor or other kind of therapist 180
3 A support group such as Alcoholics Anony 155
4 A social worker 9
5 A friend / someone in their family 502
6 A helpline, such as Drinkline 152
7 Someone else (WRITE IN) 9
8 Does not need help 32
9 (This would never happen) 0
10 (Should not get help) 3
98 Don't know 13
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D9 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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