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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Panel Study, 1997-2001

Variable Details

Variablevtcod199
LabelWhy not vote EU elect'n<1><multicode>U40
Responses
-8 Not asked wave 4 1045
1 Deliberately abstained 29
2 Work prevented me 96
3 Sickness prevented me 55
4 Away on election day 164
5 Other commitments/no time 194
6 Couldn t be bothered/ not interested 691
7 Couldn t decide between the parties or c 25
8 Vote wouldn t have affected who won 19
9 Religious reasons for not voting 2
10 Respondent had moved 18
11 Polling card/ polling station problem 51
12 Never vote 18
13 Don t approve of the European Union/ Don 65
14 The electoral system was too complicated 60
97 Other answer 124
98 Don't know 5
99 Not answered 3
-1 Skp, voted 951
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Panel Study, 1997-2001
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