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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableImpPol
LabelHow important to you are these political issues? :Q580
Question text And how important to you are these political issues? (IF NECESSARY - this includes things like how the country is governed, its Assembly or Parliament and how it runs its affairs).
Responses
-4 Skip,NatIDb other/none 49
-3 Skip,British not Eng/Scot/Welsh 56
-1 Skip,not Eng/Scot/Welsh 108
1 Very important 251
2 Quite important 610
3 Not very important 301
4 Not at all important 101
8 Don't know 3
9 Not answered 2
Sysmiss 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD J21 AGAIN.
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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