Scottish Social Attitudes, 2021-2022: Telephone Survey

The <i>Scottish Social Attitudes</i> (SSA) survey was launched by ScotCen Social Research (formerly the Scottish Centre for Social Research) in 1999, following the advent of devolution. Based on annual rounds of interviews of between 1,200 to 1,500 people drawn using probability sampling (based on a stratified, clustered sample), it aims to facilitate the study of public opinion and inform the development of public policy in Scotland, similar to the <i>British Social Attitudes</i> (BSA) series (held at the Archive under GN 33168). The SSA survey has been conducted annually each year since 1999, with the exception of 2008. The survey has a modular structure. In any one year it typically contains three to five modules, each containing 40 questions. Funding for its first two years came from the Economic and Social Research Council, while from 2001 onwards different bodies have funded individual modules each year. These bodies have included the Economic and Social Research Council, the Scottish Government and various charitable and grant awarding bodies, such as the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust. <br>
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Further information on the SSA and links to publications may be found on the ScotCen Social Research <a href="https://natcen.ac.uk/search?series%5B43%5D=43" title="Scottish Social Attitudes" target="_blank">Scottish Social Attitudes</a> webpages.<br>
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<p>The 2021/22 survey contained modules of questions on attitudes to government and who should make decisions, views on the Scottish economy and living standards, politics and voting, attitudes towards Scotland’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, attitudes towards accessing healthcare services digitally and towards people with problem drug use, all funded by the Scottish Government. Questions on attitudes to the EU, Brexit and Scottish independence were included and funded by the Scottish Centre for Social Research.</p>

<i>苏格兰社会态度调查</i>（Scottish Social Attitudes，简称SSA）由苏格兰社会研究中心（ScotCen Social Research，前身为苏格兰社会研究中心）于1999年推出，适逢英国苏格兰权力下放政策落地。该调查采用分层整群概率抽样方法，每年通过概率抽样（基于分层整群抽样框架）选取1200至1500名受访者开展访谈，旨在助力苏格兰公众舆论研究，并为当地公共政策制定提供决策支撑，其定位与存档编号GN 33168下的<i>英国社会态度调查</i>（British Social Attitudes，简称BSA）系列一致。SSA自1999年起每年开展调查，仅2008年暂停执行。该调查采用模块化结构，单年度调查通常包含3至5个模块，每个模块包含40个问题。<br><br>其前两年的资助方为经济与社会研究理事会（Economic and Social Research Council）；自2001年起，每年的单个调查模块由不同机构资助，资助主体包括经济与社会研究理事会、苏格兰政府，以及纳菲尔德基金会（Nuffield Foundation）、莱弗休姆信托基金（Leverhulme Trust）等各类慈善与拨款机构。<br><br>更多关于SSA的详情及出版物链接，可访问苏格兰社会研究中心的<a href="https://natcen.ac.uk/search?series%5B43%5D=43" title="苏格兰社会态度调查" target="_blank">苏格兰社会态度调查</a>专题网页。<br><br><p>2021/22年度调查包含以下模块的问题：对政府及决策主体的态度、苏格兰经济与生活水平看法、政治与投票行为、对苏格兰应对新冠疫情的态度、对数字化就医服务的态度，以及对药物成瘾人群的态度，该年度调查由苏格兰政府资助；而关于欧盟、英国脱欧与苏格兰独立的相关问题，则由苏格兰社会研究中心资助并纳入本次调查。</p>