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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableaq60_1
LabelScandal Proves Most MPs Corrupt
Question text IF FIRST ITEM IN PreQ60: Here are some statements people are making about how Members of Parliament have claimed expenses. Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each statement. IF NOT FIRST ITEM IN PreQ60: (Please indicate if you agree or disagree with this statement:) [STATEMENT] (Please take your answers from this card - CARD FF) The reports on MPs expense claims prove that most MPs are corrupt The way some MPs have claimed expenses makes me very angry Despite all the press coverage, what MPs claim for expenses really isn't that important Most MPs did nothing wrong - they were just claiming expenses that the rules allow MPs who have abused their expense claims should be required to resign immediately
Responses
-2 Refused 2
-1 Don't know 16
1 Strongly agree 265
2 Agree 537
3 Neither agree nor disagree 370
4 Disagree 604
5 Strongly disagree 59
Sysmiss 1659
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsRANDOMISE
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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