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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablebq41_4
LabelReduce Crime-Protect Rights-Lib Dems
Question text IF FIRST ITEM AT Bq41: Some people think that reducing crime is more important than protecting the rights of people accused of committing crimes. Other people think that protecting the rights of accused people, regardless of whether they have been convicted of committing a crime, is more important than reducing crime. On the 0-10 scale, where would you place [YOURSELF/PARTY NAME] on this scale? Please take your answers from this card. IF NOT FIRST ITEM IN Bq41: (And where would you place ...) [LOOP ITEM] (…on this scale?) Please take your answers from this card.
Responses
-2 Refused 8
-1 Don't Know 148
0 0 - Reducing crime more important 797
1 1 276
2 2 238
3 3 220
4 4 132
5 5 517
6 6 116
7 7 111
8 8 81
9 9 50
10 10 - Rights of accused more important 93
11 10 - Rights of accused more important 0
14 Not Stated 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD 20.
UniverseAdults aged 18 and over resident in Great Britain who would self-classify into one of five Census ethnic groups: Black Caribbean; Black African; Indian; Pakistani; Bangladeshi;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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