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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableBanFtAd2
LabelIn favour/against: banning adverts for unhealthy foods
Question text Banning adverts for food high in fat, sugar or salt? (Are you in favour or against this idea?)
Responses
1 Strongly in favour 178
2 In favour 497
3 Neither in favour nor against 271
4 Against 254
5 Strongly against 33
8 Don't Know 3
9 Refusal 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsIF ASKED - this might include TV, magazines
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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