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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablecq12_1
LabelVisit Parties Websites
Question text During the election campaign did you visit any of the following websites and if so, how frequently? Official national or local websites of the political parties, Local candidates’ websites, Political blogs (e.g. Conservative Home, Iain Dale’s Blog Spot, Lib Dem Voice, Political Betting, Labour List), Social Networking Groups (e.g. Facebook) organized around a Political Issue, Online video channels (e.g. YouTube) to View Official or Unofficial Videos about Election Issues, Party Leaders or Local Candidates, Twitter Sites of Parties, Leaders, or Local Candidates News Organization Websites (e.g. BBC, Guardian, Daily Mail)?
Responses
-3 Not stated 106
1 Many times 15
2 Several times 49
3 Once or twice 168
4 Never visited 1505
Sysmiss 1669
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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