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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableVParPun1
LabelJack sees Frank hit Jack's sister Linda, Jack punches Frank. A1M2.13b
Question text Here are some situations to which people have reacted in different ways. Please tick a box for each one to show what you think about people’s reactions, using the scale where 1 means ‘not wrong at all’, 5 means ‘very seriously wrong’ and 2 to 4 mean something in between. Now I’d like you to think about another man, Jack. Jack sees his sister, Linda, being hit by her partner Frank. Jack steps in and punches Frank. Which number best describes what you think about Jack’s behaviour?
Responses
-3 Skip, Blue cover 663
-2 Skip, gaelic sample 0
-1 Skip,no self-completion 165
1 Not wrong at all 116
2 155
3 Mid-point 139
4 127
5 Very seriously wrong 78
8 Can't choose 25
9 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
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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