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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariablePolGood
LabelPolice doing a good job or bad job in your local area?
Question text Taking into account all the things the police are expected to do, would you say they are doing a good job or a bad job in your local area? Please choose a phrase from the card.
Responses
1 Very good job 107
2 Good job 760
3 Neither good nor bad job 251
4 Bad job 66
5 Very bad job 10
8 Don't know 33
9 Refusal 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F8
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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