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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableBanSugAd
LabelIn favour/against: banning adverts for sugary drinks
Question text Banning adverts for sugary drinks? (Are you in favour or against this idea?)
Responses
1 Strongly in favour 197
2 In favour 519
3 Neither in favour nor against 235
4 Against 253
5 Strongly against 28
8 Don't Know 4
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 does not include fruit juice or milk based drinks without added sugar. IF ASKED - this includes both fizzy and non-fizzy drinks
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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