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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariablePartyFW
LabelRespondent's political party identification(party support/closest to/likely vote at next election)?
Question text If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
Responses
1 Conservative 177
2 Labour 247
3 Liberal Democrat 50
4 Scottish National Party 529
6 Green Party 26
7 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 16
8 Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)/ Trade Unionist and Socialist 7
9 Other party (please say what) 3
10 Other answer (please say what) 14
11 None 116
20 Refused to say 16
98 Don't know 87
99 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROMPT
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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