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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableBNationU
LabelWhich one best describes the way you think of yourself?
Question text And if you had to choose, which one best describes the way you think of yourself?
Responses
1 British 162
2 English 13
3 European 12
4 Irish 4
5 Northern Irish 4
6 Scottish 418
7 Ulster 1
8 Welsh 2
9 Other answer (WRITE IN) 11
10 (None of these) 0
11 OTHER ASIAN MENTIONED 3
12 OTHER AFRICAN/CARIBBEAN MENTIONED 1
98 Don't Know 4
99 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 602
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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