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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablecq13_4
LabelLong Prison Sentences If Break Law
Question text Please cross one box on each line to show how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements. The death penalty, even for very serious crimes, is never justified. Violent criminals deserve to be deprived of some of their human rights Convicted criminals need to be rehabilitated rather than be punished. People who break the law should be given longer prison sentences. PLEASE CROSS ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
Responses
-3 Not stated 33
1 Agree strongly 386
2 Agree 701
3 Neither agree nor disagree 494
4 Disagree 196
5 Disagree strongly 33
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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