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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableLCQual12
LabelLocal councillors should have this quality[2] Q555
Question text Thinking of local councillors, which of the qualities shown on this card would you say it is most important for local councillors to have? Please choose just one or two.
Responses
-1 No second quality given 624
1 A. Speak their own mind 58
2 B. Speak up for the area they represent 189
3 C. Help individual voters sort out their 491
4 D. Are loyal to the party they represent 104
5 E. Other (PLEASE SAY WHAT) 7
8 Don't know 0
9 Not answered 35
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E20 AGAIN Multicoded (Maximum of 2 codes)
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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