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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2019

Variable Details

VariableMUPWhyAC1
LabelWhat is your main reason for saying that you are against having a minimum price for different alcoholic drinks? (DV combined)
Responses
1 Won't make any difference to how much people drink 46
2 Won't make any difference to heavy drinkers 26
3 If people want to drink, they will whatever the price 63
4 Punishes those who are less well off 21
5 Punishes everyone for what some drinkers do 46
6 State should not interfere 12
7 Should be up to individuals how they spend their money 31
8 Some other reason (PLEASE WRITE IN) 11
98 Don't know 1
99 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 765
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2019
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected annually.
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