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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2010: Campaign Internet Data

Variable Details

Variableaaq79
LabelVote-Friends Think Waste Time
Question text Please tell me how far you agree or disagree with the following statement: Most of my family and friends think that voting is a waste of time.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 646
2 Agree 2995
3 Neither agree nor disagree 3270
4 Disagree 5954
5 Strongly disagree 3101
6 Don't know 850
8 Skipped 0
9 Not Asked 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Campaign Internet Data
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2010.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; The study contains pre-election, during election, and post-election survey waves.
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