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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variableq21
LabelQ21 Did you vote in the last national election held in (month/ year)?
Question text Some people don’t vote nowadays for one reason or another. Did you vote in the last (country) national election held in (month/year)
Responses
1 Yes 27849
2 Yes, but I spoiled my ballot/ l left my ballot blank 310
3 No 5668
4 Not eligible to vote 1297
5 [Refusal] 333
6 [Don't know] 177
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2007
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Adults (aged 18 years and over) resident in the 27 European Union countries, plus Croatia, Macedonia, Norway and Turkey, in 2007
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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