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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableVoteRsLC
LabelVoted for party or candidate [local council]
Question text Thinking of your first preference vote, which of the statements on this card comes closest to the way you voted?
Responses
-2 Not applicable, did not give voting preference 80
-1 Not applicable, did not vote 580
1 I voted for a party, regardless of the candidate 288
2 I voted for a party only if I approved of the candidate 143
3 I voted for a candidate, regardless of his or her party 123
4 Something else (WRITE IN) 15
8 Don't know 0
9 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D2
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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