Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV28A
LabelUnemployment/inflation: respondent's view
Question text Please look at this card. Some people feel that getting people back to work should be the government's top priority. These people would put themselves in Box A. Other people feel that keeping prices down should be the government's top priority. These people would put themselves in Box K. And other people have views somewhere in-between, along here (POINT LEFT A-F) or along here (POINT RIGHT K-F). In the first row of boxes, please tick whichever box comes closest to your own views about unemployment and inflation.
Responses
1 PEOPLE BACK TO WORK 1587
2 332
3 404
4 261
5 181
6 467
7 80
8 113
9 91
10 42
11 KEEPING PRICES DOWN 184
95 LEFT OF 01 0
96 RIGHT OF 11 0
97 REFUSED/NOT ASKED 8
98 DONT KNOW 15
99 NOT ANSWERED 61
Sysmiss 2174
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSCALE CARD 2
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