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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariablePartyFW
LabelRespondent's political party identification(party support/closest to/likely vote at next election)?
Question text Which one? If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
Responses
1 Conservative 224
2 Labour 227
3 Liberal Democrat 50
4 Scottish National Party 439
6 Green Party 23
7 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 7
8 Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)/ Trade Unionist and Socialist 3
9 Other party (please say what) 2
10 Other answer (please say what) 16
11 None 143
20 Refused to say 21
98 Don't Know 82
99 Refusal 0
-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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