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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variablelibauth
LabelLibertarian-authoritarian scale (TradVals to censor) dv
Responses
1 libertarian 3
1.16666666666667 3
1.33333333333333 1
1.5 5
1.66666666666667 16
1.83333333333333 25
2 33
2.16666666666667 41
2.33333333333333 61
2.5 61
2.6 3
2.66666666666667 94
2.75 1
2.8 3
2.83333333333333 87
3 146
3.16666666666667 142
3.2 2
3.33333333333333 196
3.5 237
3.6 3
3.66666666666667 244
3.83333333333333 216
4 215
4.16666666666667 137
4.25 1
4.33333333333333 124
4.4 2
4.5 104
4.6 2
4.66666666666667 65
4.8 2
4.83333333333333 37
5 authoritarian 44
9 Missing values 44
-1 No self-completion 542
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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