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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariablePAPPTY1
LabelWhich political party did newspaper favour? Q21
Question text Which political party do you think (name of paper at [WhPaper1]) favoured in this election, or did it not favour any one political party?
Responses
-1 Skp,not read paper 1432
0 Not favour a political party 424
1 Conservative Party 505
2 Labour Party 1097
3 Liberal Democrats 26
4 SNP/Plaid Cymru 7
5 Skp,>1 paper read 4
7 Favoured another pty 2
8 Don't know 116
9 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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