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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableStopdeat
LabelAgree or disagree: Police should ask for personal details even if nothing found during search
Question text Imagine someone is stopped and searched by the police in the street and they find nothing illegal. How much do you agree, or disagree, that the police should still ask the person for their personal details, such as their name, age and address?
Responses
1 Agree strongly 95
2 Agree 354
3 Neither agree nor disagree 160
4 Disagree 426
5 Disagree strongly 249
8 Don't know 4
9 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F5
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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