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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableStopfem
LabelHow acceptable: Police stop a woman who appears to be hiding sth and ask to search her
Question text Imagine a woman in her 60s is leaving a supermarket. She appears to be hiding something under her coat. Two police officers approach her, stop her and ask if they can search her. How acceptable or unacceptable do you think this is? 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 402
2 290
3 208
4 161
5 79
6 57
7 completely unacceptable 84
8 Don't know 7
9 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F7 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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