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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Variable Details
| Variable | WKENDVOT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Should hold local election weekend? Q834 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | At present local elections are always held on a Thursday. Which of the statements on this card comes closest to your views about the idea of holding them over a weekend instead? Local elections should be held over a weekend because more people would be able to go and vote; Local elections should still be held on a Thursday because people have better things to do with their time at the weekend; I don't mind either way. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | SHOW CARD H4 (VERSIONS A & B) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |
