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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableStopsame
LabelHow acceptable if R stopped by the police because R is of the same age and sex as suspects
Question text And now imagine there's been a spate of robberies in your area. The police stop you and ask if they can search you because you're of the same age and sex as the suspects. How acceptable or unacceptable would this be to you? Using this scale where 1 means 'completely acceptable' and 7 means 'completely unacceptable' please say how acceptable or unacceptable this would be to you.
Responses
1 completely acceptable 370
2 193
3 156
4 172
5 119
6 68
7 completely unacceptable 205
8 Don't know 5
9 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F4 AGAIN
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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