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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableccnq13
LabelHow Debates Change R's Vote
Question text How did the leaders' performance in the debates change your vote?
Responses
1 I went from Conservative to Liberal Democrat 33
2 I went from Labour to Liberal Democrat 75
3 I went from Conservative to Labour 5
4 I went from Liberal Democrat to Labour 5
5 I went from Labour to Conservative 9
6 I went from Liberal Democrat to Conservative 8
7 I wasn’t going to vote but decided to vote Conservative 4
8 I wasn’t going to vote but decided to vote Labour 3
9 I wasn’t going to vote but decided to vote Liberal Democra 8
10 I decided not to vote 2
11 The debates affected my vote in some other way 49
98 Skipped 0
99 Not Asked 2580
Sysmiss 5012
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Nine-Wave Panel Survey, 2005-2010
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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