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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableYVtClLC
LabelWhy vote that way? [local election] Q492
Question text And thinking of your first preference vote in the local election, which one of the reasons on this card comes closest to the main reason you voted for the party you chose?
Responses
-3 Skip, refused party on local vote 3
-1 Skip, not said they voted 765
1 I always vote that way 149
2 I thought it was the best party 426
3 I really preferred another party 17
4 Other reason 44
5 Voted against party 3
6 Voted for candidate 63
7 Tactical voting 5
8 None of these 13
9 Time for a change 5
98 Don't know 2
99 Not answered 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E6
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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