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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableChAttend
LabelHow often nowadays do you attend services or meetings of your religion?
Question text Apart from such special occasions as weddings, funerals and baptisms and so on, how often nowadays do you attend services or meetings connected with your religion?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 243
1 Once a week or more 144
2 Less often but at least once in two weeks 29
3 Less often but at least once a month 57
4 Less often but at least twice a year 83
5 Less often but at least once a year 45
6 Less often 50
7 Never or practically never 561
8 Varies too much to say 14
97 Refused 3
98 Don't know 0
99 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE AS NECESSARY.
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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