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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablecq17_10
LabelWorry Too Much Envir Not Enough Jobs
Question text Please cross one box on each line to show how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements. Ordinary working people get their fair share of the nation’s wealth There is one law for the rich and one for the poor There is no need for strong trade unions to protect employees’ working conditions and wages Private enterprise is the best way to solve Britain’s economic problems Young people today don’t have enough respect for traditional British values Censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral values People should be allowed to organise public meetings to protest against the government People in Britain should be more tolerant of those who lead unconventional lifestyles Political parties that wish to overthrow democracy should be allowed to stand in general elections We worry too much about the environment today and not enough about people’s jobs The government has the right to put people suspected of terrorism in prison without trial PLEASE CROSS ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
Responses
-3 Not stated 32
1 Agree strongly 175
2 Agree 567
3 Neither agree nor disagree 469
4 Disagree 499
5 Disagree strongly 101
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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