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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablecq11_4
LabelWhy Vote Local Election-4
Question text People decide how they are going to vote for a number of reasons. Which of these were important to you in deciding how to vote in the local election on May 5th? Response 4.
Responses
1 Always vote that way 0
2 Best candidate 0
3 Stop Other Pty-Cand 0
4 My Pty-No Chance Win 13
5 Best policies for area 65
6 Good have diff parties 29
7 Usually Vote that pty locally 118
8 Norm vote that pty but not gen elec 15
9 Message for poor job on council 15
10 Other reason 3
99 Not answered 0
999 No more reasons, Not app 2968
9999 NA 1565
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY
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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