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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableUndGal1
LabelCan you understand, read, speak or write Scottish Gaelic? :Q585
Question text Can you understand, read, speak or write Scottish Gaelic? Response 1
Responses
1 Understand Gaelic 83
2 Speak Gaelic 17
3 Read Gaelic 14
4 Write Gaelic 3
5 None of these 1363
8 Don't know 0
9 Not answered 1
Sysmiss 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsPlease pronounce Gaelic Gallic, to distinguish it from Irish Gaelic. CODE ALL THAT APPLY. PLEASE PROBE FULLY. Multicoded (Maximum of 4 codes).
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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