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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebq52_1
LabelVote May 6 2010 Local Election
Question text Let's talk for a moment about voting in local elections. We have found that a lot of people didn't manage to vote in the local election that was held in some parts of the country on May 6th this year. How about you - did you manage to vote in the local election, or wasn't there one in this area?
Responses
-1 Don't Know 77
1 Yes, voted 1325
2 No, did not manage to vote 547
3 There wasn't a local election in this area 1122
5 Do not want to answer 4
6 Not stated 0
Sysmiss 437
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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