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PUBLIC ATTITUDES TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN SCOTLAND - TECHNICAL REPORT
APPENDIX 5 - Listing of edit and coding checks completed
General
All routing on the questionnaire has been adhered to.
None and don't know responses do not appear alongside any other responses to the questions (for multi response questions)
General environmental issues
G2b Sources of seawater pollution (main and others)
A check was made to ensure that the main source of seawater pollution was not coded also as one of the others identified (unless within the 'other, specify' category - where the same code could be used for two different answers).
G3b Sources of river/loch pollution (main and others)
A check was made to ensure that the main source of river/loch pollution was not coded also as one of the others identified (unless within the 'other, specify' category - where the same code could be used for two different answers).
G5 Ways of managing woodlands, first and second preference to be selected.
If 'all the same' coded as first preference, this is transferred to be the answer at the second preference as well.
A check was run to ensure that the first and second preferences differed.
G6b Identification of things respondent wouldn't be happy living beside and three things respondent would be least happy living beside.
Additional table produced showing the three that all respondents would be least happy living beside. Based on top three for those who selected more than 3 things plus up to three for those who selected three or fewer.
The data was logic checked to ensure that something was not coded both as happy and as one of the three things that the individual would be unhappy about.
Waste and recycling
WR2 and WR3/WR4
WR2 provides an option where respondents can say they have no way to recycle certain items.
WR3 and WR4 both allow respondents to identify if specific items are recycled.
The data at these three questions was compared to ensure a consistent response across all three.
Energy
E3
Total adds to 10 unless a don't know response appears.
Radioactivity and radiation
R8
Codes 1-3 are mutually exclusive
Classification and household information
H1 and H7b
H1 asks about the number of cars owned by people in the household
H7b asks for the total number of people in the household
This analysis revealed a few instances where the number of cars was in excess of the number of people in the household. Referral to the questionnaires suggested that this should be accepted.
H4c and H6a
H4c asks how long a person has lived in an area
H6a asks for the individuals age
The data was checked to ensure that the persons' age was greater than or equal to the time spent living in the area.
H6a
The age and sex of the respondent is likely to be used in weighting the data. There were a few instances where the age of the respondent was not known. This was imputed bearing in mind other information known about the household - especially, the respondent's economic activity, the economic activity of other household members and the composition of the household.
12 respondents had their ages attributed using this approach
H6b
Gender was not missing on any of the questionnaires.
H6a and H7a
H6a asks for the individuals age
H7a asks for the individuals economic activity
This produced 1 respondent, aged 25-34 who claimed to be permanently retired from work. Referral to the questionnaire led us to accept this as it stands.
H6a and H7d
H6a asks for the individuals age
H7d asks for a description of the household in terms of numbers of adults and children - it breaks households down into whether adults are above or below pensionable age.
Where the household type was mis-classified according to the age of the respondent, the household type information was recoded, using the respondent's age and other household details on the questionnaire.
H7a and H7c
H7a asks for the individuals economic activity
H7c asks for the economic activity of everyone in the household
The data was checked to ensure that the respondent's economic activity was always declared within the appropriate category of economic activity for all household members.
H7b and H7c and H7d
H7b asks for the total number of people in the household
H7c asks for the economic activity of everyone in the household
H7d asks for a description of the household in terms of numbers of adults and children.
The total of the answers for each part of H7c were matched against the answer at H7b. Where there were discrepancies, these were compared with the information on the Sample Issue Sheets (which details numbers aged 16 or more in the household) and the household composition question (detailing the number of adults and children in households). A decision was made about what figures to alter.
H7c and H7d
H7c asks for the economic activity of everyone in the household and identifies those at school and who are retired
H7d asks for a description of the household in terms of numbers of adults and children.
Where an individual within the household was identified as being at school, it was assumed that the household composition would have a child within it.
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