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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableMBNum3
Label3rd candidate voted for? [local election]
Responses
-3 Not applicable, did not vote/dk or ref at votedlc2 580
-2 Not applicable, voted in another ward 10
-1 not appicable dk/ref at prev answer 220
1 P - first candidate listed (top of page) 22
2 E 39
3 S 38
4 B 29
5 Q 22
6 L 31
7 G 21
8 T 6
9 J 4
10 F 1
11 R 1
12 W 1
13 C 0
14 D 0
15 (Don t know/Can t remember) 18
16 (Invalid response - e.g. several Xs) 2
17 No more choices 181
97 Refused to disclose voting 0
98 Don't know 3
99 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsASK RESPONDENT TO SHOW YOU THEIR BALLOT PAPER. PLEASE CODE THE LETTER NEXT TO THE RESPONDENT`S [FIRST/SECOND/THIRD ETC.] CHOICE (THE ONE THEY HAVE WRITTEN [`1`/'2'/'3' ETC.] NEXT TO). (NB - If they have put TWO OR MORE 'X's on the ballot paper, code as 'invalid response')
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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