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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2015: Internet Panel, Waves 1-6

Variable Details

VariablemiilabelW1
LabelMost important issue category (auto-coded)
Responses
0 No problem 665
1 unemployment 1172
2 nhs 563
3 immigration 5870
4 economy general 6914
5 international probs 207
6 politics-neg 543
7 housing 264
8 poverty, living stds 1146
9 services-spending 485
10 social inequalities 467
11 environment 672
12 education 190
13 welfare fraud 150
14 europe 439
15 election outcome 7
16 terrorism 103
17 crime 161
18 scot const 856
19 aging population 1
20 consumer debt 315
21 national security 26
22 civil liberties 2
23 class difference 0
24 taxation 95
25 pol values-left 1
26 racial tension 0
27 pensions 81
28 youth 0
29 inflation 39
30 petrol prices 0
31 flooding 1224
32 electoral reform 0
33 iraq war 74
34 constitutional 26
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 3000
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Internet Panel, Waves 1-6
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