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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableBQ8SUM
LabelReason For Vote-Summary
Responses
1 Best policies 1163
2 Best leader 552
3 Preferred party can't win 174
4 Miscellaneous tactical 114
5 Party loyalty 59
6 For working class 6
7 Scot/Welsh nationalism 6
8 Local candidate 45
9 Time for a change 4
10 Best of a bad lot 22
11 Dislike a party 26
12 Miscellaneous other 25
99 Not ascertainable 0
98 Don't know 7
888 827
999 Not applicable 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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