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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Assembly Election Study, 1999

Variable Details

VariableVOTESYST
LabelShould we change the voting system? Q181
Question text Some people say we should change the voting system for general elections to the UK House of Commons to allow smaller political parties to get a fairer share of MPs. Others say that we should keep the voting system for the House of Commons as it is to produce effective government. Which view comes closer to your own... that we should change the voting system for the House of Commons, or, keep it as it is?
Responses
1 should change 297
2 keep it as it is 443
8 Don't know 56
9 Not answered 0
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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