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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV122C1
LabelGeog. proximity of person most discussed politics
Question text And does this person live in: the same household as you, the same street, the same neighbourhood, the same town or borough, the same city or county, or live further away? 1st person (most often discussed politics with during election campaign)
Responses
1 SAME HOUSEHOLD 1809
2 SAME STREET 72
3 SAME NEIGHBORHOOD 168
4 SAME TOWN/BOROUGH 203
5 SAME CITY/COUNTY 165
6 FURTHER AWAY 101
9 NOT ANSWERED 89
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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