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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablecq29
LabelBest Off-Worst Off Ladder
Question text Imagine that the people you know well are on different rungs of the ladder shown below. Those who are worst off are on rung 0. Those who are best off are on rung 10. In your opinion, which rung are you on? PLEASE CROSS ONE BOX ONLY
Responses
0 Worst-0 43
1 1 34
2 2 79
3 3 137
4 4 219
5 5 516
6 6 289
7 7 268
8 8 172
9 9 31
10 Best-10 26
12 DK 29
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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