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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableOughInfl
LabelAnd which do you think ought to have most influence over the way Scotland is run?
Question text And which do you think ought to have most influence over the way Scotland is run... the Scottish Government, the UK government at Westminster, local councils in Scotland, or, the European Union?
Responses
1 ...the Scottish Government, 975
2 the UK government at Westminster, 178
3 local councils in Scotland, 90
4 or, the European Union? 9
8 Don't know 33
9 Refusal 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
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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