Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablebq18_5
LabelPol Activity-Good Way Group Benefits
Question text IF FIRST ITEM IN Bq18: Please tell me how far you agree or disagree with each of the following statements: [LOOP ITEM] Please take your answers from this card. IF NOT FIRST ITEM IN Bq18: (And how much do you agree or disagree with this statement:) [LOOP ITEM] Please take your answers from this card. Being active in politics is a good way to get benefits for groups that people care about, like pensioners or the disabled?
Responses
-2 Refused 7
-1 Don't Know 214
1 Strongly agree 227
2 Agree 1456
3 Neither agree nor disagree 487
4 Disagree 344
5 Strongly disagree 52
8 Not Stated 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsNOTE: WE WISH TO KEEP NAMES FOR THESE VARIABLES COMPARABLE WITH MAIN SURVEY BUT HAVE ADDED SOME NEW ONES INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE LIST. THE LOOP VALUES BELOW THEREFORE HAVE THE VARIABLE NAME GIVEN TO THE LEFT. CARD 16.
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