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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebq77_4
LabelMost MPs Just Doing What Law Allows
Question text IF FIRST ITEM IN PostQ77: 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 PostQ77: (Please indicate if you agree or disagree with this statement:) Most MPs did nothing wrong - they were just claiming expenses that the rules allow. (Please take your answer from this card - CARD AS)
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 18
1 Strongly agree 27
2 Agree 374
3 Neither agree nor disagree 139
4 Disagree 579
5 Strongly disagree 377
8 Not stated 0
Sysmiss 1998
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsRANDOMIZE
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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