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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHlthGap
LabelAgree/disagree: govt doing enough to reduce health differences between high/low incomes
Question text (How much do you agree or disagree that) The government is doing enough to reduce differences in health between those on high incomes and those on low incomes.
Responses
1 Agree strongly 11
2 Agree 265
3 Neither agree nor disagree 300
4 Disagree 514
5 Disagree strongly 93
8 Don't Know 53
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
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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