Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariablePartyIDN
LabelR's political party identification Q239
Question text IF ‘yes’ AT [SupParty] OR AT [ClosePty]: Which one? IF ‘no’ OR DON’T KNOW AT [ClosePty]: If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
Responses
1 Conservative 1057
2 Labour 1722
3 Liberal Democrat 533
4 Scottish National Party 64
5 Plaid Cymru 22
6 Green Party 62
7 UK Independence Party (UKIP)/Veritas 23
8 British National Party (BNP)/ National F 21
9 RESPECT/ Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)/ 9
10 Other party (WRITE IN) 6
11 Other answer (WRITE IN) 31
12 None 525
13 Refused to say 83
98 Don't know 103
99 Not answered 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROMPT.
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.