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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableConfChng
LabelSingle national police force for Scotland make feel more confident, less conf or no diff?
Question text Regardless of whether or not you had already heard about these changes, do you think that having a single national police force for Scotland will make you feel more confident about how your local area is policed, less confident or will it make no difference?
Responses
1 Much more confident 39
2 A little more confident 90
3 Will make no difference 503
4 A little less confident 326
5 Much less confident 216
8 Don't know 54
9 Refusal 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsIF MORE/LESS CONFIDENT: Is that much more/less or a little more/less confident? IF ASKED: 'Your local area' is whatever the respondent thinks of as the area around where they live.
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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