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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Forty-Two-Year Follow-Up, 2012

Variable Details

VariableB9SCQ4
LabelPAPI:Level of Interest in politics
Question text How interested would you say you are in politics?
Responses
1 Very interested 580
2 Fairly interested 3183
3 Not very interested 3145
4 Not at all interested 1768
-9 Not Stated 49
-8 Multicode 9
-1 Paper self completion not received 1107
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Forty-Two-Year Follow-Up, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCROSS (X) ONE BOX
UniverseAll children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in 1970;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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