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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableCQ13A
LabelReduce Crime-Rights Accused-Resp
Question text Some people think that reducing crime is more important than protecting the rights of people accused of committing crimes. Other people think that protecting the rights of accused people is more important than reducing crime. On the 0-1 scale below, where would you place your own view?
Responses
0 Reduce crime 415
1 207
2 191
3 157
4 108
5 375
6 62
7 72
8 88
9 44
10 Rights accused 163
99 Not ascertainable 125
999 No Mailback 1028
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsCross one box in each row
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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