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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Electric Vehicles Module, February 2014 and February 2015
Variable Details
| Variable | MEC_6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Which statement best describes your attitude towards buying an electric car? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Which of these statements best describes your current attitude towards buying an electric car or van? Please think about vehicles that run solely on electricity or are plug-in hybrids. Please exclude hybrids which are not plugged into an electricity supply. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Electric Vehicles Module, February 2014 and February 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | SHOWCARD EC4: (1) I already own an electric car or van (2) I am thinking about buying an electric car or van quite soon (3) I am thinking about buying an electric car or van, but I haven’t thought about when I will buy it (4) I have thought about buying an electric car or van, but have decided not to at this stage (5) I haven’t really thought about buying an electric car or van (6) I have never heard of electric cars or vans (7) I don’t drive/ don’t need a car (8) Don’t know (spontaneous only) An electric vehicle is one that runs on electric batteries which are recharged by plugging into an electricity supply, and includes those vehicles that are plug in hybrids that have an engine that will also run on road fuel such as petrol or diesel. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Location of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter. From April 2014, reverted back to eight cycles per year. |
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