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Title:
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Subject Categories:
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey - Major studies
Political behaviour and attitudes - Politics
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture

Depositor(s):
Scottish Centre for Social Research

Principal Investigator(s):
Scottish Centre for Social Research

Sponsor(s):
Scottish Government
Leverhulme Trust
Economic and Social Research Council

Other Acknowledgements:
Collaborators include John Curtice at the University of Strathclyde, David McCrone and Nicola McEwen at University of Edinburgh and Michael Marsh at Trinity College Dublin on views about the 2007 Scottish Parliament and Local Government elections, funded by the Leverhulme Trust and Economic and Social Research Council.

Abstract:
The Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (SSA) has been designed as an annual Scottish sister survey series to the British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA) (held at the UK Data Archive (UKDA) under GN 33168). Like the British Social Attitudes series, the survey aims to chart and interpret attitudes on a range of social, political, economic and moral issues.

Each annual survey consists of an hour-long interview and self-completion supplement conducted with randomly-selected adults throughout Scotland. The survey focuses mainly on people's attitudes, but also collects details of their behaviour patterns, household circumstances and work.

Further information on the SSA and links to publications may be found on the Scottish Centre for Social Research Scottish Social Attitudes web pages.


The 2007 survey was the ninth wave in the series. It was designed in close conjunction with the corresponding year's British Social Attitudes Survey, though it had a number of distinct Scottish modules. The sample included a boost of addresses in remote and rural parts of Scotland.

Main Topics:
The 2007 survey contained modules of questions on:

• attitudes to government and public services in post-devolution Scotland
• attitudes to drinking alcohol and the role of alcohol in Scottish culture
• views about the 2007 Scottish Parliament and Local Government elections (included a mock ballot for the local election)
• views on the funding, provision and delivery of public services in Scotland
• demographic and classification

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: May 2007-November 2007
Country: Scotland
Spatial Units: Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland); Local Authority Districts; Scottish Executive Urban Rural Classification (previously called the Scottish Household Survey Urban Rural Classification). To protect respondent anonymity, ward and Mosaic variables are not included in the deposited dataset, but are available on request from the Scottish Centre for Social Research, subject to certain restrictions and conditions.
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Persons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Data are collected annually.
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of Units: 1,508 cases
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Self-completion
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Government, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: govsurveys@esds.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 19 August 2009

Copyright:
Copyright National Centre for Social Research

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