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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV122B1
LabelParty ID of person most discussed politics
Question text As far as you know, does this person think of himself or herself as: Conservative; Labour; SDP or Liberal or Alliance; Scottish National; Plaid Cymru; The Green party, or something else? 1st person (most often discussed politics with during election campaign)
Responses
1 CONSERVATIVE 1139
2 LABOUR 794
3 SDP/LIB/ALLIANCE 463
6 SCOTTISH NATIONAL 30
7 PLAID CYMRU 8
8 ECOLOGY/GREEN 15
9 NATIONAL FRONT 3
10 COMMUNIST PTY 4
97 OTHER 28
99 NOT ANSWERED 123
Sysmiss 3393
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsTICK ONE BOX ONLY FOR THE FIRST PERSON AND ONE BOX ONLY FOR THE SECOND PERSON
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
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