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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableScDecChi
LabelMore pupils than place for them: how decide? Q2 6
Question text Now please think about a school where more parents have asked for a place for their children than there are places available. Which of these options do you think would be the best way of deciding which children should go to that school? PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
Responses
1 Live closest 937
2 School choose 96
3 Ballot at Random 106
8 Can't choose 158
9 Not answered 15
-1 Skip, no self-completion 196
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
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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