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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variablew08
LabelDo you know what party your mother usually voted for if she voted?
Question text Thinking back to when you were growing up. Do you know what party your mother usually voted for if she voted?
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-1 Don't know 740
1 Labour 1167
2 Conservatives 618
3 Liberal Democrats/Liberals/SDP/Alliance 96
4 Scottish National Party (SNP) 13
5 Plaid Cymru 6
6 Green Party 5
7 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 3
8 British National Party (BNP) 2
9 Other 57
10 Had no usual party 30
11 Did not vote 237
12 No mother 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROMPT IF QUERIED, FATHER AND MOTHER APPLIES TO THE PERSON WHO FILLED THAT ROLE WHEN THE RESPONDENT WAS GROWING UP. RECORD WHETHER RESPONDENT MADE QUERY ABOUT DEFINITION FATHER/MOTHER
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters);National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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