Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariablePartyIDN
LabelRespondents political party identification Q229
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 Skip, not answered supporter/close to party 0
1 Conservative 1070
2 Labour 1421
3 Liberal Democrat 383
4 Scottish National Party 81
5 Plaid Cymru 24
6 Green Party 80
7 UK Independence Party (UKIP)/Veritas 20
8 British National Party (BNP)/ National Front 46
9 RESPECT/ Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)/ Socialist Party 7
10 Other party (WRITE IN) 6
11 Other answer (WRITE IN) 48
12 None 668
20 Refused to say 103
98 Don't know 167
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
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.