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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableLangNApp
LabelNext most appropriate language for school children in your local area to learn?
Question text And which would be the next most appropriate language for school children in your local area to learn?
Responses
1 Arabic 14
2 British Sign Language (BSL) 77
3 Cantonese (a language spoken in China) 22
4 French 283
5 Gaelic 82
6 German 236
7 Hindi 3
8 Italian 34
9 Mandarin (the official language of China) 80
10 Norwegian 6
11 Polish 62
12 Punjabi 2
13 Russian 17
14 Scots 40
15 Spanish 236
16 Urdu 5
17 Other (please specify) 21
98 Don't know 33
99 Refusal 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 32
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B3 AGAIN 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?'
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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