Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV27
LabelOpinion on Britain having nuclear weapons
Question text Which of these statements comes closest to what you yourself feel should be done? If you don't have an opinion just say so: Britain should keep her own nuclear weapons, independent of other countries; Britain should have nuclear weapons only as part of a Western defence system; Britain should have nothing to do with nuclear weapons under any circumstances.
Responses
1 KEEP OWN/INDEPT OTHS 1230
2 KEEP OWN/PART WEST 1746
3 NO INVOLVEMENT 591
8 DONT KNOW 249
9 NOT ANSWERED 10
Sysmiss 2174
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E
UniverseElectors in Great Britain;National
SamplingNationally representative probability sample drawn from the Electoral Registers of England, Wales and Scotland (south of the Caledonian Canal)
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study