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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablepre_q40
LabelReason For Vote
Question text People give different reasons for why they vote for one party rather than another. Which of the following best describes your reasons?
Responses
1 pty has best policies 4380
2 pty has best leader 761
3 pty prefer can't win 558
4 I vote tactically 568
5 Other reasons 1106
99 Not app 420
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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