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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableBISSSUM
LabelMost Important Issue-Summary
Responses
1 NHS 897
2 Education 328
3 Pensions 127
4 Spend, other social 81
5 Unemployment 31
6 Taxation 100
7 Petrol prices 31
8 Inflation 16
9 Economy general 144
10 Crime 109
11 EURO, Europe 358
12 Transportation 21
13 Asylum, immigration 36
14 Foot & mouth 28
15 Environment 29
16 Dishonesty 18
17 Fox hunting, countryside 10
18 Constitutional 10
19 International 4
20 Leadership 13
21 Pol values, left 4
22 Pol values, right 4
25 Election outcome 36
26 Low Turnout, Apathy 9
30 Miscellaneous 34
40 None 182
98 Don't know 368
99 Refused 2
999 Not app 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey
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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