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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableMostC
LabelWhich of these groups do you feel you have most in common with as an Eng/Scot/Welsh person? :Q554
Question text Which of these groups do you, as (an English/a Scottish/a Welsh) person, feel you have most in common with? American people, (Welsh/Scottish) people, French people, (Scottish/English) people, Irish people?
Responses
-4 Skip,NatIDb other/none 49
-3 Skip,British not Eng/Scot/Welsh 56
-1 Skip,not Eng/Scot/Welsh 108
1 American people 40
2 Welsh/Scot people 95
3 French people 19
4 Scot/English people 395
5 Irish people 588
6 (None of these) 98
7 (Other - please specify) 12
8 Don't know 16
9 Not answered 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD (J13/J14/J15). PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK RESPONDENT IS REFERRING TO CORRECT SHOWCARD. IF RESPONDENT MENTIONS 'OTHER' GROUP, PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS ONLY NATIONAL GROUPS WE ARE INTERESTED IN HERE.
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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