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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableVoteRsLC
LabelVoted for party or candidate [local council] Q498
Question text Still thinking of your first preference vote, which of the statements on this card comes closest to the way you voted?
Responses
-3 Skip ref/DK/NA at remvotlc 3
-1 Skip, no 1st vote choice 765
1 I voted for a party, regardless of the candidate 329
2 I voted for a party only if I approved of candidate 218
3 I voted for a candidate, regardless of his/her party 154
4 Something else (WRITE IN) 25
8 Don't know 1
9 Not answered 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E7
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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