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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableCAND3PTY
LabelCandidate 3 remembered: political party Q218
Question text Do you happen to remember the names of any candidates who stood in your constituency in the general election this year? Candidate 3
Responses
-3 skp,no further candidate 1502
1 Conservative candidate 81
2 Labour candidate 86
3 Lib Dem candidate 104
4 SNP candidate 19
5 Plaid Cymru candidate 6
6 Other party candidate 61
7 Name given but not a candidate in the constituency 82
8 Constituency not available 0
9 No candidates given 1152
-2 Skp,ethnic minority 0
-1 No self-completion 522
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE WRITE THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES YOU CAN REMEMBER
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in Great Britain;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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