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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2005: Internet Rolling Campaign Panel Data and British Parliamentary Constituency Database

Variable Details

Variablepostq24w
LabelReasons for Vote-Summary
Responses
1 Best policies 2852
2 Best leader 595
3 Preferred party can't win 410
4 I voted tactically 546
5 Party loyalty 31
6 For working class 3
7 Scot/Welsh nationalism 9
8 Local candidate 114
9 Time for a change 13
10 Best of a bad lot 56
11 Dislike party, parties 25
12 Misc Other 57
13 Open-ended tactical 47
14 Right ideology 9
15 Left ideology 13
16 Policies 61
17 Performance 25
18 Anti-Blair, Lab gov 46
19 Anti-Iraq 32
20 Pro-Iraq 3
21 EU, EURO 23
22 Asylum, immigration 13
98 Don't know 7
99 NA 10
999 Not app 2793
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Internet Rolling Campaign Panel Data and British Parliamentary Constituency Database
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