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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableVote1st3
LabelScottish Parliament 2016 hypothetical first preference on single ballot paper
Question text Thinking still about the elections to the Scottish Parliament, if you had been given a single ballot paper, which required you to give two votes, in order of preference, which party would you have put as your first choice?
Responses
1 Conservative 154
2 Labour 154
3 Liberal Democrat 46
5 Scottish National Party 368
6 Green Party 25
7 Other party (WRITE IN) 0
8 RISE (Respect, Independence, Socialism and Environmentalism) 1
9 Solidarity 1
10 Scottish Christian 0
12 UKIP 7
14 Independent 1
15 Other answer (WRITE IN) 4
16 None 3
20 Refused to say 4
98 Don't Know 7
99 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 462
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROMPT.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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