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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableFinInd
LabelIf Scotland were to become an independent country, would you be better or worse off ?
Question text If Scotland were to become an independent country, do you think that as a result you personally would be better off financially, worse off, or would it make no difference?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 0
1 A lot better off 30
2 A little better off 108
3 No difference 585
4 A little worse off 316
5 A lot worse off 248
8 Don't know 208
9 Refused 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsIF BETTER/WORSE: Is that a lot or a little better/worse off?
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Persons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually.
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