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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebq66
LabelHow Impt-Maj Seats v Equal Votes-Seats
Question text Here are some statements that people are making about the outcomes of general elections. Please say which of them best represents your view. (Please take your answer from this card - CARD AM) It is more important that one party gets a majority of seats in parliament, even though it doesn't get a majority of people's votes, so that it can govern on its own. It is more important that each party gets the same percentage of seats in parliament as its percentage of people's votes, even if this means that no party can govern on its own.
Responses
-2 Refused 4
-1 Don't Know 344
1 It is more important that one party gets a majority of seats 1483
2 It is more important that each party gets the same percentag 1244
5 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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