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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableSWVotDf2
LabelRespondent think filling Scottish ballot difficult? Q2 17
Question text In the election to the Scottish Parliament on May 3rd there was one ballot paper on which there were two votes. One was for a party list for your region, the other for an individual Member of Parliament – or MSP – for your constituency. Some people say that filling in this ballot paper is very difficult. Others say that it is not at all difficult. How difficult do you think it is filling in the ballot paper for the Scottish Parliament election? PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
Responses
1 Very difficult 74
2 Fairly difficult 284
3 Not very difficult 422
4 Notatall difficult 334
8 Can't choose 173
9 Not answered 25
-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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