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Annex A: Questionnaire
Module 2: Adult Entertainment
I'd now like you to ask you about a sensitive issue of adult entertainment (defined as 'activities or performances of a sexual nature taking place in a public place') on behalf of a review which is being undertaken by the Scottish Executive. Because it is sensitive, I would like you to complete your answers on screen.
Q. AE1 As far as you aware, are there any places such as pubs or clubs in your neighbourhood, or in the local authority of {insert LA name} that have lap dancing, pole dancing, male/female strippers or table dancing? (options 1 and 2 are multicoded)
Yes, in my neighbourhood | 1 |
Yes, in {insert LA name} | 2 |
No | 3 |
Don't know | 4 |
Q. AE2 In your opinion, does the presence of these places have a positive or negative impact or does it not really have any impact on the areas where they are?
Positive impact | 1 |
Negative impact | 2 |
No impact | 3 |
IF CODE 2 (NEGATIVE IMPACT) OTHERS GO TO Q3
Q. AE2B Which of these problems, if any, do you think might be caused?
Attract wrong kind of people to the area | 1 |
Drunkenness/unruly behaviour of customers | 2 |
General increase in crime | 3 |
Generally opposed to these places | 4 |
Increase in noise/litter/other pollution | 5 |
Might put off other businesses | 6 |
Overall negative impact on image of the area | 7 |
Reduce house/property prices | 8 |
Safety for local women specifically | 9 |
Traffic increase/parking problems | 0 |
Other | X |
Don't know | Y |
ASK ALL
QAE3 If there was a proposal to open a venue in the centre of your nearest town or city that had this kind of entertainment, would you be in favour of the proposal, opposed to the proposal or not bothered either way?
In favour | 1 |
Opposed | 2 |
Not bothered | 3 |
Q. AE4 Have you personally ever been to a venue where there were each of the following?
PLEASE ANSWER YES OR NO FOR EACH
| Yes | No | Don't know |
Female strippers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Male strippers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Pole dancing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Lap dancing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
IF YES TO ANY AT Q4 (OTHERS GO TO Q7)
QAE5 Which of these, if any, best describes the circumstances of that or those visits? CODE AS MANY AS APPLY
I was on holiday | 1 |
I was on a business trip | 2 |
I was on a stag night/hen night | 3 |
It was part of some other organised night out | 4 |
It was 'on the spur of the moment' | 5 |
I was seeing a friend who worked there | 6 |
I didn't know the show was going to happen | 7 |
I hoped to buy sex | 8 |
None of these | 9 |
Don't know | 0 |
QAE6 How often do you go to venues where there are these kind of shows?
I've just been once or twice | 1 |
Been several times in the past, but not these days | 2 |
Been several times but don't go regularly | 3 |
I go quite often | 4 |
None of these | 5 |
Don't know | 6 |
ASK ALL
QAE7 If a friend or a group of friends suggested going to a venue that offered each of the following, which of them, if any, would you consider going to? CODE AS MANY AS APPLY
Female strippers | 1 |
Male strippers | 2 |
Pole dancing | 3 |
Lap dancing | 4 |
None of them | 6 |
Don't know | 7 |
IF 'NONE OF THEM' AT Q7 (OTHERS GO TO Q9)
Q.AE8 Why would you be unlikely to go? CODE AS MANY AS APPLY
Concern about cost | 1 |
Concern that partner would find out | 2 |
Object to that type of entertainment | 3 |
I feel it is sexual exploitation | 4 |
Afraid I might be sexually harassed | 5 |
Concerned about meeting someone I know | 6 |
I would be embarrassed | 7 |
Not the kind of thing I enjoy | 8 |
Other | 9 |
Currently, some venues that offer live adult entertainment only require a licence to sell alcohol.
QAE 9 How strongly do you agree or disagree that there should be a specific licence for venues that want to have each of the following so that the local authority has more control over whether they operate?
Should there be specific licences for venues with…?
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don't know |
Female strippers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Male strippers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Pole dancing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Lap dancing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
QAE 10 If these venues or acts were to be regulated, which of the following would you support? CODE ALL THAT APPLY
They should all be banned | 1 |
Venues should be restricted to specified streets or areas | 2 |
Private lap dances in an enclosed booth should be banned | 3 |
Rules on how close the dancers could be to customers | 4 |
The level of nudity should be restricted | 5 |
Touching performers should not be allowed | 6 |
The industry should be allowed to set its own rules | 7 |
Don't know | 8 |
QAE11 On balance, do you think that each of the following groups of people benefit from, or are exploited by, activities such as lap dancing, pole dancing or male or female strippers?
| Benefit | Exploited | Neither | Don't know |
Female performers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Male performers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Customers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Local residents | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Women in general | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Men in general | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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