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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableReasVis
LabelWhat is the main reason you go to this greenspace? :Q279
Question text And what is the main reason you go to this (type of green or open space)?
Responses
-2 Skip, gaelic sample 0
-1 Skip, visit not at all 209
1 For exercise (including walking) 339
2 For fresh air 70
3 For relaxation 85
4 For meeting people 19
5 Somewhere to go with family or friends 60
6 To walk the dog 216
7 Somewhere to take children/grandchildren 185
8 Just to pass through 230
9 Live in this green or open space 22
97 Some other reason (WRITE IN) 46
98 Don't know 1
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B12. CODE ONE ONLY.
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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