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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Content Analysis of Media Coverage of the 2015 British General Election

Variable Details

Variablemiilabel
LabelMost important issue category (auto-coded)
Responses
0 No problem 435
1 unemployment 564
2 nhs 3548
3 immigration 6110
4 economy general 7100
5 international probs 157
6 politics-neg 402
7 housing 602
8 poverty, living stds 838
9 services-spending 1177
10 social inequalities 935
11 environment 477
12 education 252
13 welfare fraud 115
14 europe 377
15 election outcome 648
16 terrorism 427
17 crime 111
18 scot const 45
19 aging population 1
20 consumer debt 233
21 national security 87
22 civil liberties 5
23 class difference 1
24 taxation 90
25 pol values-left 0
26 racial tension 0
27 pensions 55
28 youth 4
29 inflation 17
30 petrol prices 0
31 flooding 1
32 electoral reform 0
33 iraq war 9
34 constitutional 8
35 energy 0
36 morals 0
37 transport 0
38 war in afghanistan 0
39 turnout, apathy 0
40 banks 0
98 miscellaneous 0
9999 Don't know 2424
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContent Analysis of Media Coverage of the 2015 British General Election
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