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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variabledq3misz
LabelMost Important Issue
Question text Now, I’d like to ask you a few questions about the issues and problems facing Britain today. As far as you’re concerned, what is the SINGLE MOST important issue facing the country at the present time?
Responses
1 Asylum seekers 16
2 EURO membership 1
3 Relations with EU 0
4 Law and order 108
5 Education 28
6 Environment 43
7 NHS 123
8 House prices, inflation 6
9 Transport 2
10 Taxation 11
11 Economy 39
12 Unemployment 11
13 Poverty, living stds 7
14 Petrol, energy costs 21
15 Iraq war 39
16 Terrorism 30
18 Immigration 222
19 Pensions 31
20 Class, inequality 11
21 Public services 15
22 Bush,USA-negative 4
23 Youth 3
24 Housing 0
25 Drugs 1
26 Big gov, gov ineff 3
27 Dishonest gov 2
28 Inter probs 13
29 Aging pop 3
30 Race,cult'l tensions 9
31 National security 6
32 Low turnout, apathy 0
33 Lab leadership-neg 55
34 Welfare fraud 0
35 Fox hunting, countryside 0
36 Consumer debt 0
38 School discipline 1
40 Politics-neg 27
41 Civil liberties 8
44 Values morality 15
50 Misc other 8
88 None, DK 8
99 NA, not app 1
999 Not in panel 3860
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
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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