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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebq45a
LabelConst Vote-2003 Scot Parl Election
Question text Thinking back to the election for the Scottish Parliament in May 2003, there were two ballot papers. The first, which was green, was for an individual Member of the Scottish Parliament - or MSP - for your constituency. The second, which was peach, was for a party list for your region. Thinking of your 'first' vote for an individual MSP for your constituency, which party's candidate did you vote for - or perhaps you didn't vote in that election? IF 'YES': Which party was that?
Responses
0 Did not vote 79
1 Labour 77
2 Conservative 21
3 Liberal Democrat 13
4 Scottish National Party 41
5 Scottish Socialist Party 6
6 Green Party 2
7 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 0
8 British National Party (BNP) 1
9 Other (WRITE IN) 8
96 Not eligible/too young to vote 7
98 Refused 3
99 Don't know 22
999 NA 4511
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROMPT. IF ‘other’ AT [bq45a], [OthSpe12], 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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