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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2013: Constitutional Change Data

Variable Details

VariableDevPens
LabelScotland part of UK Scot Parl make all decisions: pension be higher or lower :Q624
Question text (And thinking again about what would happen if Scotland remained part of the United Kingdom, but the Scottish Parliament made all decisions for Scotland apart from defence and foreign affairs.) Would the old age pension in Scotland be higher, lower or would it make no difference? Please choose a phrase from the card
Responses
-1 Not applicable 1
1 A lot higher 15
2 A little higher 283
3 No difference 893
4 A little lower 111
5 A lot lower 29
8 Don't know 163
9 Refusal 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2013: Constitutional Change Data
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K7
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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