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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableDFWNGEE
LabelR think makes diff.who wins GE[Engl]E231
Question text Some people say that it makes no difference which party wins in elections, things go on much the same. Using this card, please say how much of a difference you think it makes who wins in general elections to the House of Commons?
Responses
1 A great deal 501
2 Quite a lot 702
3 Some 603
4 Not very much 723
5 None at all 213
8 Don't know 18
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp,Scots and Welsh 526
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsCard D1
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-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 TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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