Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablecq15_1
LabelWomen MPs Rep Womens Interests Better
Question text Please cross one box on each line to show how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements. Women MPs better represent women’s interests than do male MPs. Most men are better suited for politics than are most women. Women need to get more involved in politics to solve problems that concern them. A husband’s job is to earn the money, a wife’s job is to look after the home and family. Black and Asian MPs can better represent Black and Asian interests than White MPs can. PLEASE CROSS ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
Responses
-3 Not stated 33
1 Agree strongly 100
2 Agree 508
3 Neither agree nor disagree 717
4 Disagree 437
5 Disagree strongly 48
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.