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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablecq22_6
LabelTrue Democracy-Influence Decisions Daily Lives
Question text There is a lot of talk about democracy these days and people have different opinions about what a democracy should be. Please cross one box on each line to show how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements. In a democracy, the majority has a right to pass laws to protect its own language and culture A democracy has the right to ban violent political groups, even if it means restricting some individuals’ rights In a true democracy, the majority has a responsibility to protect the rights of all minorities There is nothing more to democracy than giving people the right to vote in free elections In a true democracy, income and wealth are redistributed to ordinary working people In a true democracy, people not only vote, they can influence important decisions affecting their daily lives. PLEASE CROSS ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
Responses
-3 Not stated 37
1 Agree strongly 229
2 Agree 1051
3 Neither agree nor disagree 380
4 Disagree 120
5 Disagree strongly 26
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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