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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2019

Variable Details

Variablesocdiag1
LabelFirst, what type of society is GB today?
Responses
1 Type A = small elite top, few people middle, mass at bottom 168
2 Type B = pyramid - small elite at top, more in middle, most 295
3 Type C = pyramid but just a few at bottom 129
4 Type D = most in middle 106
5 Type E = many people at top, only a few near bottom 23
8 Can't choose 47
9 Not answered 13
-2 Item not applicable 0
-1 SC not returned 241
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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