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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableLangMApp
LabelMost appropriate language for school children in your local area to learn?
Question text Thinking about languages other than English, which language do you think would be the most appropriate for school children in your local area to learn? (Please choose an answer from this card.)
Responses
1 Arabic 12
2 British Sign Language (BSL) 79
3 Cantonese (a language spoken in China) 14
4 French 409
5 Gaelic 127
6 German 105
7 Hindi 1
8 Italian 7
9 Mandarin (the official language of China) 75
10 Norwegian 4
11 Polish 56
12 Punjabi 5
13 Russian 8
14 Scots 38
15 Spanish 292
16 Urdu 4
17 Other (please specify) 20
98 Don't know 31
99 Refusal 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B3 IF RESPONDENT ANSWERS 'CHINESE', READ OUT: 'There are two Chinese languages featured on the showcard. Are you able to select one of these as your answer?' IF ASKED WHETHER THIS IS IN ADDITION TO LANGUAGES USUALLY TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS, PLEASE READ OUT: 'This can include languages commonly taught in schools or those that are less common.' IF ASKED WHETHER THIS REFERS TO THEIR AREA OR NOT, PLEASE RE-READ THE QUESTION.
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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