ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:4346</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigators </H2> <H3 class='myclass'> National Centre for Social Research<br>McCrone, D.<br>Paterson, L.<br>University of Edinburgh<br>Surridge, P.<br>University of Salford<br>Curtice, J.K.<br>University of Strathclyde<br>Seyd, B.<br>University College London. School of Public Policy. Constitution Unit<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsor</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Economic and Social Research Council<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> June 2001 </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> National Centre for Social Research et al. , <i> Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], June 2001. SN: 4346, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-4346-1 </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> National Centre for Social Research </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 4346 . Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999<br> (Scottish Parliamentary Election Study, 1999; SSA) </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>National Centre for Social Research</h5> <h3>Principal Investigators:</h3> <h5>National Centre for Social Research</h5> <h5>McCrone, D. , University of Edinburgh</h5> <h5>Surridge, P. , University of Salford</h5> <h5>Paterson, L. , University of Edinburgh</h5> <h5>Curtice, J.K. , University of Strathclyde</h5> <h5>Seyd, B. , University College London. School of Public Policy. Constitution Unit</h5> <H3>Sponsor:</H3><H5> Economic and Social Research Council<br> <i class='myclass'> Grant Number:</i> R000238065; L327253017 </H5> <h3>Project Number: </h3> <h5>P ; 1910</h5> <h3> Other Acknowledgements: </h3> <h5>David McCrone, Paula Surridge, Lindsay Paterson and John Curtice, along with National Centre for Social Research (Natcen) were holders of the main ESRC grant. Ben Seyd and John Curtice, also with Natcen, were holders of the separate ESRC grant for the separate module on new electoral systems.<br></h5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>The <i>Scottish Social Attitudes</i> (SSA) survey was launched by the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen, part of the National Centre for Social Research, the largest independent, not-for-profit social research institute in Britain) in 1999, following the advent of devolution. Based on annual rounds of interviews with around 1,500 people drawn using random probability sampling, its aims are to facilitate the study of public opinion and inform the development of public policy in Scotland. In this it has similar objectives to the <i>British Social Attitudes</i> (BSA) survey, which was launched by the National Centre in 1983 (the BSA is held at the Archive under GN 33168). While BSA interviews people in Scotland, there are too few in any one year to permit separate analysis of public opinion in Scotland. SSA is conducted annually and has a modular structure. In any one year it will typically contain four or 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 each year s individual modules. 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. Users should note that the SSA was conducted annually from 1999-2007, and then resumed in 2009, meaning that there is no SSA 2008. <br> <br> Further information on the SSA and links to publications may be found on the Scottish Centre for Social Research <a href="http://www.scotcen.org.uk/series/scottish-social-attitudes" title="Scottish Social Attitudes">Scottish Social Attitudes</a> web pages.<br> <br></h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5> The file contains data from 1,482 respondents. The data includes: responses to the main interview, data from a self-completion questionnaire covering the new electoral system, and geographic information.<br> <br> Standard measures<br> Left-right scale: FairShar, RichLaw, TUNtNeed, PrivEnt, PublcOwn, GovResp1.<br> Libertarian-authoritarian scale: TradVals, Censor, PubMeet, GaySex, Tolerant, BanParty.<br> Scottish nationalism scale: SWLearn, SWLiv, SWAshmd, SWCrit, SWProud.</h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> May 1999 - August 1999 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> Scotland <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> (A)Postcode Districts; (B)Local Authority Areas; (C)Parliamentary Constituencies <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals <br><i class='myclass'>Kind of Data: </i> Numeric data; Alpha/numeric data; Individual (micro) level </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> National <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> Persons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Repeated cross-sectional study<br> Data are collected annually. <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Multi-stage stratified random sample <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> (A) 2,810 (target);(B) 2,493 (obtained) Eligible households;(C) 1,482 (obtained) Achieved/weighted sample size; Response rate = 59% <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview; Self-completion <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> WtFactor </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href='http://www.esds.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Government, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: govsurveys@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 06 June 2001<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5> National Centre for Social Research</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>4 January 2012</h5> </body></html>