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The Scottish Mobility Survey, 1974-1975 was an investigation by means of a sample survey of trends, correlates and determinants of social mobility in Scotland.

Main Topics:

Topics covered included; occupation, secondary education, further education, migration, kinship interaction, family size, housing, job selection, income. The same data were gathered for father, mother, brother, wife, son and father-in-law as appropriate.

Simple random sample

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

A simple random sample of 1 in 582 (68% of sample) was taken of cities, burghs and landward areas w

Face-to-face interview