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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableDemLearn3
LabelWhere have you learnt most about dementia and how it affects people's lives?
Responses
1 My job, which involves/involved working with people who have 158
2 Personal experience (e.g. knowing someone, caring for someon 537
3 Word of mouth (e.g. through a friend, colleague or acquainta 203
4 Media (e.g. newspapers, television, radio, advertising campa 197
5 Phone helpline 0
6 Internet 26
7 Professional(s) (e.g. doctor, nurse, social worker) 37
8 Other (please write in) 17
9 None of these 16
98 Don't know 0
99 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 43
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2017
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected annually.
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