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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey

Variable Details

Variableaq18_3
LabelPol Activity-Good Way Get Pers Benefits
Question text IF FIRST ITEM AT PreQ18: Please tell me how far you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? IF NOT FIRST ITEM AT PreQ18: And how much do you agree or disagree with this statement? The Government generally treats people like me fairly. There is often a big gap between what people like me expect out of life and what we actually get. Being active in politics is a good way to get benefits for me and my family. It takes too much time and effort to be active in politics and public affairs. Being active in politics is a good way to get benefits for groups that people care about like pensioners or the disabled. It is every citizen's duty to vote in an election. Most of my family and friends think that voting is a waste of time. My member of parliament tries hard to look after the interests of people who live in my constituency. (Please take your answers from this card - CARD I)
Responses
-2 Refused 1
-1 Don't know 115
1 Strongly agree 48
2 Agree 449
3 Neither agree nor disagree 509
4 Disagree 661
5 Strongly disagree 152
Sysmiss 1577
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Electors resident in Great Britain during 2005.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study; The dataset contains both pre- and post-election survey waves.
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