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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey
Variable Details
| Variable | V39A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Law and order: Respondent's view | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Please look at this card. Some people feel that protecting civil rights is more important than cutting crime. These people would put themselves in Box A. Other people feel that cutting crime is more important than protecting civil rights. 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 law and order. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | SCALE CARD 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Electors in Great Britain;National | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Nationally representative probability sample drawn from the Electoral Registers of England, Wales and Scotland (south of the Caledonian Canal) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Cross-sectional (one-time) study |
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