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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey

Variable Details

Variableaq15c
LabelTrust Politicians Generally
Question text IF FIRST ITEM AT Aq15: Now, thinking about British political institutions like Parliament, please use the 0 to 10 scale to indicate how much trust you have for each of the following, where 0 means no trust and 10 means a great deal of trust. Firstly, how much do you trust British politicians generally? IF NOT FIRST ITEM AT Aq15: (And how much do you trust...) ...British politicians generally? (Please take your answers from this card.)
Responses
0 No trust 379
1 one 219
2 two 388
3 three 496
4 four 529
5 five 700
6 six 404
7 seven 259
8 eight 131
9 nine 34
10 A great deal of trust 20
98 Refused 0
99 Don't know 30
999 NA 1202
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD G (AGAIN).
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2005.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study. The dataset contains both pre- and post-election survey waves.
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