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Mainstage Variable

comwact3

Active engagement post-Commonwealth Games

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Politics and social attitudes Social values and attitudes National identity Engagement with major sport events Commonwealth games

Individual variables

Variable name	Variable label	Datafile
comwact31	Attending a free Commonwealth Games event (e.g. marathon, cycling road racing)	indresp
comwpas31	Watching on TV at home	indresp
comwact32	Attending a ticketed Commonwealth Games event	indresp
comwpas32	Listening to the radio at home	indresp
comwact33	Taking part in a Games-related sports or physical activity (e.g. Fit in 14, Comm	indresp
comwpas33	Watching or listening on the internet at home	indresp
comwact34	Using a new or improved sports facility linked to the 2014 Games (e.g. Emirates	indresp
comwpas34	Reading the newspaper online or offline	indresp
comwact35	Games-related employment or training	indresp
comwpas35	Watching live events on a public big screen	indresp
comwact36	Taking part in a Games-related cultural event or activity (e.g. Culture 2014, Fe	indresp
comwact37	Volunteering during the Games (e.g. as a Clyde-Sider, or a Host City Volunteer o	indresp
comwact38	Taking part in a Games-related community event or activity (e.g. Queens Baton Re	indresp
comwact396	None of the above	indresp
comwpas396	None of these	indresp
comwact398	Don't know	indresp
comwpas398	Don't know	indresp

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