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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2010: Campaign Internet Data

Variable Details

Variableaaq117
LabelR's Vote Make Diff Gen Elec R's Const
Question text Thinking about the next general election again for a moment...on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means very unlikely and 10 means very likely, how likely is it that <i>your</i> vote will make a difference in terms of which party wins the election in <i>your local constituency</i>?
Responses
0 0-Very unlikely 3731
1 1 933
2 2 1394
3 3 1355
4 4 1016
5 5 1997
6 6 1214
7 7 1369
8 8 966
9 9 331
10 10-Very likely 1172
12 DK 1338
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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