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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2015: Internet Panel, Waves 1-6

Variable Details

VariablescotRefExpectationW1
LabelHow likely is it that Scotland will choose to become an independent country?
Responses
0 0 - Scotland will definitely choose to stay in UK 67
1 1 53
2 2 36
3 3 51
4 4 68
5 5 65
6 6 41
7 7 24
8 8 24
9 9 35
10 10 59
11 11 44
12 12 35
13 13 53
14 14 57
15 15 44
16 16 69
17 17 48
18 18 33
19 19 60
20 20 103
31 31 57
32 32 111
33 33 117
34 34 87
35 35 140
36 36 118
37 37 86
38 38 144
39 39 148
40 40 181
41 41 150
42 42 160
43 43 87
44 44 135
45 45 239
46 46 91
47 47 122
48 48 192
49 49 100
50 50 359
51 51 267
52 52 105
53 53 75
54 54 137
55 55 106
56 56 83
57 57 104
58 58 73
59 59 53
60 60 140
61 61 74
62 62 59
63 63 82
64 64 95
65 65 80
66 66 80
67 67 81
68 68 35
69 69 48
70 70 83
71 71 39
72 72 32
73 73 33
74 74 29
75 75 130
76 76 171
77 77 87
78 78 46
79 79 35
80 80 45
81 81 17
82 82 34
83 83 30
84 84 27
85 85 46
86 86 30
87 87 20
88 88 21
89 89 19
90 90 25
91 91 17
92 92 17
93 93 5
94 94 10
95 95 20
96 96 13
97 97 24
98 98 53
99 99 41
100 100 - Scotland will definitely choose independence 162
9999 Don't know 1106
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Internet Panel, Waves 1-6
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