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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableEngParl
LabelWith all changes going on which of following do you think would be best for England? :Q285
Question text With all the changes going on in the way the different parts of Great Britain are run, which of the following do you think would be best for England... for England to be governed as it is now, with laws made by the UK parliament, for each region of England to have its own assembly that runs services like health, or, for England as a whole to have its own new parliament with law-making powers?
Responses
1 for England to be governed as it is now, with laws made by t 518
2 for each region of England to have its own assembly that run 138
3 or, for England as a whole to have its own new parliament wi 218
4 (None of these) 23
8 Don't know 42
9 Refusal 0
-2 skip, version off route 2145
-1 skip, not in England 164
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCARD A6
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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