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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablepre_q121
LabelTaxes-Services-Liberal Democrats
Question text Using the 0 to 10 scale below, where the end marked 0 means that government should cut taxes a lot and spend much less on health and social services, and the end marked 10 means that government should raise taxes a lot and spend much more on health and social services. Where would you place the Liberal Democrats on this scale?
Responses
0 Cut taxes 50
1 23
2 75
3 197
4 356
5 1215
6 825
7 1083
8 942
9 419
10 Spend More 837
12 Don't know 1771
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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