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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableGOVTWORK
LabelR's view of present system government in Britain? Q604
Question text Which of these statements best describes you opinion on the present system of governing Britain? Works extremely well and could not be improved; Could be improved in small ways but mainly works well; Could be improved quite a lot; Needs a great deal of improvement.
Responses
1 Works extremely well and could not be im 154
2 Could be improved in small ways but main 1792
3 Could be improved quite a lot 1246
4 Needs a great deal of improvement 289
8 Don't know 123
9 Not answered 11
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD CC
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in Great Britain;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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