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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebq73b_2
LabelRadical Islamists Allowed Run Public Office
Question text IF FIRST ITEM AT PostQ73b: Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. IF NOT FIRST ITEM AT PostQ73b: (And how much do you agree or disagree with this statement?) Radical Islamists should be allowed to run for public office in Britain. (Please take your answer from this card – CARD AP)
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 37
1 Strongly agree 46
2 Agree 202
3 Neither agree nor disagree 85
4 Disagree 515
5 Strongly disagree 637
8 Not stated 0
Sysmiss 1990
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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