Scottish Social Attitudes 2013

Chapters and authors

• 'Attitudes to Mental Health in Scotland' authored by Susan Reid, Stephen Hinchliffe & Jennifer Waterton. 

• 'Core module – attitudes to government, the economy, health and social care services, and social capital in Scotland' authored by Susan Reid, Jennifer Waterton & Annie Wild . 

• 'Attitudes towards alcohol in Scotland' authored by Clare Sharp, Anna Marcinkiewicz and Lisa Rutherford. 

• 'Who will turn up and who will stay at home?' authored by Jan Eichhorn, University of Edinburgh. 

• 'So Where Does Scotland Stand on More Devolution?' authored by John Curtice.

• 'The Score at Half Time: Trends in Support for Independence' authored by John Curtice

• 'The Undecideds: Don’t care or deeply conflicted?' authored by Jan Eichhorn, University of Edinburgh

• 'Is it really all just about economics? Issues of nationhood and welfare' authored by John Curtice

Methods

The Scottish Social Attitudes survey (SSA) is carried out by ScotCen Social Research, an independent research organisation based in Edinburgh. The 2013 survey involved 1,497 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