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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableECONBETR
LabelGB economy got much better last year? Q221b
Question text Would you say that over the past twelve months, the state of the economy in Britain has got much better, got somewhat better, stayed the same, got somewhat worse, or, got a lot worse?
Responses
1 Got much better 136
2 Somewhat better 987
3 Stayed the same 1360
4 Somewhat worse 496
5 A lot worse 69
8 Don't know 7
9 Not answered 38
-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 TICK ONE BOX ONLY
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in Great Britain;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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