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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableNearGree
LabelHow far away from your home is the nearest green or open space? :Q274
Question text Looking at this card, how far away from your home is the nearest green or open space... less than a 5 minute walk, within a 5-10 minute walk, within an 11-20 minute walk, within a 21-30 minute walk, more than a 30 minute walk away?
Responses
-2 Skip, gaelic sample 0
1 Less than a 5 minute walk 1004
2 Within a 5-10 minute walk 303
3 Within an 11-20 minute walk 109
4 Within a 21-30 minute walk 36
5 More than a 30 minute walk away 28
8 Don't know 2
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B9. IF RESPONDENT MENTIONS TWO PLACES WHICH ARE THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THEIR HOME INSTRUCT THEM TO PICK THE ONE THEY USE MOST OFTEN.
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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