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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableLangScoB
LabelHow feel when hear people in Sc speaking to each other in Scots? (EXTRA INFO PROVIDED)
Question text And how do you feel when you hear people in Scotland speaking to each other in Scots? Scots is mainly a spoken language with a number of different varieties. There are lots of Scots dialects - for example Borders, Doric, Glaswegian and Shetland.
Responses
-2 Not applicable, extra inf not needed 1131
-1 Not applicable, refused CASI 49
1 Very comfortable 22
2 Comfortable 15
3 Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable 8
4 Uncomfortable 0
5 Very uncomfortable 0
6 Never heard this language spoken 1
8 Can't choose 3
99 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
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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