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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Assembly Election Study, 1999

Variable Details

VariableVOTESYSW
LabelDo you like new way of voting or old Q380
Question text Some people prefer the new way of voting for the Welsh National Assembly as they say it means all parties are fairly represented. Others say that the old way of voting used in elections to the UK House of Commons is better, as it produces effective government. Which view comes closer to your own? Should elections to the Welsh National Assembly... keep to the new way of voting, or, should elections to the Welsh National Assembly use the old way of voting?
Responses
1 new way of voting 446
2 should use old way of voting 272
8 Don't know 76
9 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Assembly Election Study, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsIF ASKED: THIS REFERS TO 'PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION'
UniverseAdults aged 18 years and over resident in Wales during 1999;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Samples A and C; Sample B was chosen by Random Digit Dialling (RDD)
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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