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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableaq19b
LabelMichael Howard-Competent
Question text IF FIRST ITEM AT Aq19: Now, some questions about the party leaders. Using a scale that runs from 0 to 10, where 0 means a very incompetent leader and 10 means a very competent leader, how would you describe Michael Howard? IF NOT FIRST ITEM AT Aq19: (And how would you describe ...) ... Michael Howard? (Please take your answers from this card.)
Responses
0 A very incompetent leader 140
1 one 102
2 two 238
3 three 333
4 four 474
5 five 790
6 six 459
7 seven 407
8 eight 257
9 nine 49
10 A very competent leader 37
98 Refused 1
99 Don't know 302
999 NA 1202
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J (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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