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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableaq35
LabelR's Vote-Make Diff Who Wins Constit
Question text Let's talk about the next general election again for a moment. On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means very unlikely and 10 means very likely, how likely is it that your vote will make a difference in terms of which party wins the election in this constituency? (Please take your answers from this card.)
Responses
0 Very unlikely 674
1 one 228
2 two 368
3 three 355
4 four 239
5 five 414
6 six 244
7 seven 294
8 eight 299
9 nine 114
10 Very likely 272
98 Refused 3
99 Don't know 85
999 NA 1202
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD T.
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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