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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableaq36
LabelParty Vote-2001 General Election
Question text Thinking back to the last general election in June 2001, do you remember which party you voted for then - or perhaps you didn't vote? IF 'YES': Which party was that?
Responses
0 Did not vote 844
1 Labour 1293
2 Conservative 681
3 Liberal Democrat 327
4 Scottish National Party 120
5 Plaid Cymru 47
6 Green Party 22
7 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 15
8 British National Party (BNP) 6
9 Other (WRITE IN) 46
96 Not eligible/too young to vote 88
98 Refused 25
99 Don't know 75
999 NA 1202
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROMPT. IF ‘other’ AT [Aq36], [OthSpe11], 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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