Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV34A
LabelNationalisation: Respondent's view
Question text Please look at this card. Some people feel that the government should nationalise many more private companies. These people would put themselves in Box A. Other people feel that government should sell off many more nationalised industries. 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 nationalisation and privatisation.
Responses
1 NATIONALISE COMP 368
2 139
3 211
4 213
5 258
6 975
7 167
8 265
9 342
10 173
11 SELL OFF INDUSTRIES' 523
95 LEFT OF 01 0
96 RIGHT OF 11 0
97 REFUSED/NOT ASKED 6
98 DONT KNOW 123
99 NOT ANSWERED 63
Sysmiss 2174
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSCALE CARD 4
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