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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableWHPAPER1
LabelWhich paper do you read most often? Q17
Question text Which daily morning newspaper do you read most often?
Responses
-1 Skp,not read paper 1432
1 The Express 175
2 The(Scot)Daily Mail 305
3 The(Scot)Mirror/Daily Record 576
4 The Daily Star(Scotland) 38
5 The Sun 436
7 The Daily Telegraph 163
8 The Financial Times 18
9 The Guardian 93
10 The Independent 45
11 The Times 110
12 The Scotsman 41
13 The (Glasgow) Herald 41
14 Aberdeen Press+Journal 47
15 Oth.Scot/Welsh/regional/local 78
16 Other daily 11
17 More than 1 paper 4
99 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in Great Britain;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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