Scottish Social Attitudes 2009

Chapters and authors

• 'Local Issues, National Concerns: Public Attitudes to Antisocial Behaviour in Scotland' authored by Rachel Ormston, Simon Anderson

• 'Public attitudes to drugs in Scotland?' authored by Rachel Ormston

• 'Core Module - Attitudes to Government, the Economy and Public Services in Scotland' authored by Rachel Ormston
  

• 'Sustainable Places and Greenspace' authored by John Curtice and Rachel Orsmton

• 'Development of survey questions on attitudes to violence and escape facilities' authored by Rachel Ormston, John Curtice, Clare Sharp, Susan Reid, and Catharine Bromley

Methods

The Scottish Social Attitudes survey (SSA) is carried out by ScotCen Social Research, an independent research organisation based in Edinburgh. The 2009 survey involved 1,482 interviews with a representative probability sample of the Scottish population (a response rate of 55%).

Interviews were conducted faceto-face in people’s home, with a self-completion element for questions that were particularly sensitive or where there were concerns about respondents giving ‘socially desirable’ answers. Data are weighted to adjust for known nonresponse bias and to ensure they reflect the sex-age profile of the Scottish population

About

The Scottish Social Attitudes survey aims to produce high quality survey data to inform both public policy and academic study. It has a long time series (dating back to 1999) on public attitudes towards devolution and independence. Further details about ScotCen Social Research and the Scottish Social Attitudes survey are available at www.scotcen.org.uk