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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebq2b
LabelParty Best Most Important Issue
Question text Which party is best able to handle this issue?
Responses
0 None/No party closest 888
1 Labour 1425
2 Conservatives 800
3 Liberal Democrats 295
4 Scottish National Party (SNP) 39
5 Plaid Cymru 7
6 Green Party 31
7 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 20
8 British National Party (BNP) 19
9 Other (WRITE IN) 79
89 @IEDIT PROGRAM CODE: On route in error@I 8
98 Refused 22
99 Don't know 377
999 NA 781
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsIF ‘other’ AT Bq2b, [OthSpec2], WRITE IN OTHER ANSWER GIVEN. Open Question (Maximum of 60 characters).
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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