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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablecam_q48
LabelSerious Neglect Citizen Duty If Not Vote
Question text Please say how far you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. I would be seriously neglecting my duty as a citizen if I didn’t vote.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 2475
2 Agree 1921
3 Neither agree nor disagree 804
4 Disagree 453
5 Strongly disagree 331
6 Don’t know 84
Sysmiss 1725
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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