Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableAVRef
LabelIn the AV referendum, did you vote for or against the alternative voting system?
Question text On May 5th there was also a referendum on the way that MPs are elected. On a grey ballot paper you were asked 'At present, the UK uses the 'first past the post' system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the 'alternative vote' system be used instead?' Did you vote... Yes, in favour of the Alternative Vote, or No, against the Alternative Vote?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 455
1 ...Yes, in favour of the Alternative Vote, or 204
2 No, against the Alternative Vote? 463
96 (Did not vote) 26
97 (Refused to disclose voting) 17
98 Don't know 32
99 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2011
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.