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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study Nine-Wave Panel Survey, 2005-2010

Variable Details

Variablebbq62
LabelMajority Gov V PR
Question text Thinking about the outcomes of general elections, which of these statements is more important to you? (Please tick the statement you prefer)
Responses
1 That one party get more than half the seats in parliament so 1173
2 That every party's percentage of seats in parliament is the 1405
3 Don’t know 452
8 Skipped 0
9 Not Asked 0
Sysmiss 4763
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Nine-Wave Panel Survey, 2005-2010
Interviewer InstructionsValue labels should read: 1 That one party gets more than half the seats in parliament so it can govern on its own 2 That every party's percentage of seats in parliament is the same as their percentage of the vote
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2005-2009.;National
SamplingQuota sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; The dataset contains six survey waves.
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