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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariablePartyFW
LabelWhich political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
Question text Which one? If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
Responses
1 Conservative 152
2 Labour 403
3 Liberal Democrat 70
4 Scottish National Party 290
6 Green Party 24
7 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 2
8 British National Party (BNP)/ National Front 2
9 RESPECT/Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)/Solidarity/Socialist 2
10 Other party/independent candidate (WRITE IN) 5
11 Other answer (WRITE IN) 12
12 None 176
20 Refused to say 21
98 Don't know 70
99 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROMPT.
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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