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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableBQ4
LabelMost Important Election Issue
Question text In your opinion, what was the single most important issue in the general election?
Responses
1 BritainÆs membership in the European Monetary Union 225
2 BritainÆs relations with the European Union 107
3 Law and order 105
4 Educational standards 310
5 Environment 20
6 National Health Service 894
7 Inflation, Prices Generally 14
8 Public transport 17
9 Taxation 98
10 State of the economy 83
11 Unemployment 29
12 My standard of living 47
13 Price of Petrol 28
14 Foot and mouth disease 28
15 Immigration/asylum seekers 35
16 Pensions 124
17 Other [Specify] 318
18 None 181
98 Don't know 365
99 Refused 2
999 Not app 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsNote: This is an open ended question
UniverseElectors in Great Britain during 2001.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample: for full details of sampling procedures, please see documentation.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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