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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variablecult6ar
Labelcult6ar - When you were growing up, how much were you encouraged to read for pleasure in your spare time?
Question text WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP, HOW MUCH WERE YOU ENCOURAGED TO READ FOR PLEASURE IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
Responses
1 Encouraged a lot 4975
2 Encouraged a little 2593
3 Not encouraged at all 1742
4 Don't know 80
Sysmiss 914
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD M11 BY GROWING UP WE MEAN TO THE AGE OF 15 SINGLE CODE ONLY.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households and individual adults within households in Scotland.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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