Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableMarSlp
LabelWoman tells husband about affair, he responds by slapping in face. Not wrong/ wrong?
Question text On the scale below 1 means ‘not wrong at all’, 7 means ‘very seriously wrong’ and 2 to 6 mean something in between. Imagine a married couple who have been together for a while. One evening the man’s wife tells him she has been having an affair. He has never hit her before, but he responds to this news by slapping her in the face. Please choose the number which best describes what you think about the man’s behaviour.
Responses
-1 Not applicable 73
1 1 - Not wrong at all 25
2 24
3 60
4 120
5 152
6 239
7 7 - Very seriously wrong 772
8 Don't know 19
9 Refused 17
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
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.