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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Election Survey, 1997

Variable Details

Variablevotecod1
LabelWhy R didn't vote in'97 G.E.[Reasn1]Q208
Responses
-1 Skp, voted 700
1 Deliberately abstained 13
2 Work prevented me 18
3 Sickness prevented me 17
4 Away on election day 29
5 Other commitments/no time 19
6 Couldn t be bothered/not interested 27
7 Couldn t decide between the parties or c 11
8 Not affect who won 3
9 Religious reasons for not voting 2
10 Respondent had moved 5
11 Polling card/Polling station problem 12
12 Never vote/have never voted in my life 4
97 Other answer 19
98 Don t Know 1
99 Refused/Not Answered 0
998 Don't know 0
999 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Election Survey, 1997
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