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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableaq15_5
LabelTrust-Political Parties
Question text IF FIRST ITEM AT PreQ15: Now, thinking about British political institutions like Parliament, please use the 0 to 10 scale to indicate how much trust you have for each of the following, where 0 means no trust and 10 means a great deal of trust. Firstly, how much do you trust [INSTITUTION]? IF NOT FIRST ITEM AT PreQ15: And how much do you trust [INSTITUTION]? (Please take your answers from this card - CARD G)
Responses
0 0-No trust 220
1 1 108
2 2 200
3 3 291
4 4 257
5 5 402
6 6 228
7 7 136
8 8 49
9 9 5
10 10-Great deal trust 4
12 DK 35
Sysmiss 1577
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsRANDOMISE 1-4 BUT KEEP BANKS AS LAST ITEM
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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