Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA) survey was launched by ScotCen Social Research (formerly the Scottish Centre for Social Research) in 1999, following the advent of devolution. Based on annual rounds of interviews of between 1,200 to 1,500 people drawn using probability sampling (based on a stratified, clustered sample), it aims to facilitate the study of public opinion and inform the development of public policy in Scotland, similar to the British Social Attitudes (BSA) series (held at the Archive under GN 33168). The SSA survey has been conducted annually each year since 1999, with the exception of 2008. The survey has a modular structure. In any one year it typically contains three to five modules, each containing 40 questions. Funding for its first two years came from the Economic and Social Research Council, while from 2001 onwards different bodies have funded individual modules each year. These bodies have included the Economic and Social Research Council, the Scottish Government and various charitable and grant awarding bodies, such as the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust. Further information on the SSA and links to publications may be found on the ScotCen Social Research Scottish Social Attitudes webpages.

In 2016, the SSA survey was funded by NHS Health Scotland, Scottish Government and ScotCen Social Research. The 2016 survey contained modules of questions on attitudes to:government - funded by Scottish Governmentobesity - funded by NHS Health Scotlandhealth inequalities - funded by NHS Health ScotlandEurope and voting - funded by ScotCen Social Research

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The 2016 questionnaire included the following sections:household grid/demographicsnewspaper readershipparty identificationcore modulepolitical engagementobesityinequalitiesunfunded questionsComputer-Assisted Self-Interviewing sectionClassification

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Face-to-face interview

Self-completion

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-8628-1
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=fad178682be913afc2ce75add289a8f1143b3425b3225b2de10a194b7087905c
Provenance
Creator ScotCen Social Research
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 2020
Funding Reference Scottish Government; ScotCen Social Research; NHS Health Scotland
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Resource Type Numeric
Discipline Economics; Jurisprudence; Law; Life Sciences; Medicine; Medicine and Health; Physiology; Social and Behavioural Sciences
Spatial Coverage Scotland