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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young People's Social Attitudes, 1998

Variable Details

Variableypptyid1
LabelParty supported or hope win if GE?YP31cd PARTYID1
Question text If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you hope would win? Which one?
Responses
1 Conservative 57
2 Labour 180
3 Liberal Democrat 35
4 Scottish Nationalist 3
5 Plaid Cymru 2
6 Green Party 8
7 Other party (WRITE IN) 4
8 Other answer (WRITE IN) 2
9 None 40
97 Refused to say 6
98 Don't know 135
99 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung People's Social Attitudes, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY UNDER c. & d..
UniverseYoung people aged 12-19 living in private households in Great Britain south of the Caledonian Canal during 1998;Young people;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;BSA98 respondents were sampled using a multi-stage stratified random probability sample. All young people aged 12-19 living in the household of BSA98 respondents were approached for interview on the Young People's survey.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study, Whilst this is not a regular series, a previous YPSA survey was carried out in 1994 (see SN:3629).
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