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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHarmObes
LabelTo what extent do current levels of obesity/overweight harm Scotland?
Question text I'm now going to ask you about a few things that some people think harm Scotland as a whole, although others think that they don't. First of all: What about obesity and overweight? To what extent do you think the current level of obesity and overweight harms Scotland as a whole?
Responses
1 A great deal 313
2 Quite a lot 550
3 Some 278
4 Not very much 70
5 Not at all 5
8 Don't Know 19
9 Refusal 2
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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