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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableCultPol
LabelSome people say that being English/Scot/Welsh is mainly about culture; others say how country is governed.Where on the scale are you? :Q578
Question text Some people say that being (English/Scottish/Welsh) is mainly about (England's countryside/Scotland's landscape/Wales' landscape) and music, (English/Scottish/Welsh) sporting teams, (English/Scottish/Welsh) language and literature and so on. Others say that being (English/Scottish/Welsh) is mainly about, for example, the way (England/Scotland/Wales) is governed, the (Westminster Parliament/Scottish Parliament/National Assembly for Wales) and how (England/Scotland/Wales) runs its affairs. Whereabouts would you put yourself on a scale between these two positions?
Responses
-4 Skip,NatIDb other/none 49
-3 Skip,British not Eng/Scot/Welsh 56
-1 Skip,not Eng/Scot/Welsh 108
1 Landscape/countryside, music, sport etc. 216
2 Two 217
3 Three 238
4 Four 351
5 Five 163
6 Six 51
7 How country is governed 17
8 Don't know 13
9 Not answered 2
Sysmiss 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD J20. IF RESPONDENT ASKS, IT IS THEIR PERSONAL VIEW ON WHAT BEING ENGLISH/SCOTTISH/WELSH IS ABOUT WE ARE INTERESTED IN.
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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