Variable

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

Variable Details

Variableccnq14
LabelDebates Change R's Vote Other Ways
Question text You said you thought the debates affected you in some other way. Please say here what that is.
Responses
CHANGED VOTE FROM UKIP TO CONSERVATIVE 1
Changed from Conservative to UKIP 1
Confirmed decision to vote Lib Dem 1
Didn't change my intentions 1
For a long time I thought I was going to go from voting labour to voting lib dem, but at the last minute changed my mind and went back to voting for what I knew - labour 1
I AM BRITISH TO THE CORE AND DAVID CAMERON SHOWED THAT TO ! BROWN IS VERY SCOTTISH AND CLEGG VERY EUROPEAN 1
I almost switched parties, but changed back in last few days 1
I decided not to vote because our area is ALWAYS Conservative and without MMP of some type my vote is worthless. 1
I didn't know much about Nick Clegg, this improved my opinion of him in how he conducted himself. 1
I had not decided to vote for any party but the debates helped me to make up my mind. 1
I have always voted for SNP but decided I liked David Cameron's honest speaking - although in Scotland we do not forgive the Tories for past policies e.g. the pole tax fiasco 1
I knew I definitely wouldn't vote labour. 1
I more or less decided after the debates which party to vote for 1
I realy wanted to voite Lib Dem but it would make no differance round here 1
I was going to vote Green and voted Labour 1
I was going to vote Green but decided to remain voting Liberal Democrat. 1
I was going to vote for another party 1
I was going to vote ukip but liked the conservative policies an I heard the ukip man talk on the radio and was not so impressed 1
I was more determined than ever to vote Labour 1
I was not sure who to vote for either before or after the debates, as all parties had policies I agreed with and issues that I had major problems with. However, the way Nick Clegg was coached to perform put me off the party as it suggested to me a lack of 1
I was planning to vote Labour anyway, but Brown on the economy convinced me more firmly. 1
I was undecided between Green and Lib Dem but somewhat deterred from voting Lib Dem. 1
I was undecided prior to the debates 1
I was wavering between Conservative or UKIP but voted Conservative because UKIP would not stand a chance of getting majority seats in Parliament, so in a way it was tactical. 1
I went from UKIP to Conservative 1
I went from labour to Plaid Cymru. 1
Lib Dems came into the frame and were seriously considered for first time 1
Neither Cameron nor Clegg has sufficient gravitas for the leaders job and they were frankly unbelievable. 1
None of them seemed to address the issues i thought needed addressing,perhaps because it was not PC to do so,but it forced me to make a tactical/protest vote 1
UKIP 1
Voted Lib Dems when I was going to vote for BNP 1
Was going to vote UKIP but surge in support for Lib-Dems made me decide to vote Conservative to boost their vote. 1
Went from Green to Liberal 1
Went from LibDem to UKIP 1
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didnt vote for the main parties 1
dk 1
encouraged me to vote 1
from lib dem to green party 1
from the very start the media has treated this election like a 3 horse race, and they swayed the results, it was a biased set-up. 1
i was undecided and voted labour 1
i was'nt sure who i was going to vote for but decided to vote lib dem 1
just thought more that david cameron is a sleaze 1
made me more convinced to vote labour 1
no answer 1
no change 1
usually vote scottish national but decided to vote labour 1
went from UKIP to Conservative 1
went from undecided to lib dem 1
wrong answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Nine-Wave Panel Survey, 2005-2010
Interviewer InstructionsOPEN TEXTBOX
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2005-2009.;National
SamplingQuota sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; The dataset contains six survey waves.