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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariablemiilabelW3
LabelMost important issue category (auto-coded)
Responses
0 No problem 477
1 unemployment 508
2 nhs 1084
3 immigration 5632
4 economy general 4068
5 international probs 697
6 politics-neg 555
7 housing 257
8 poverty, living stds 719
9 services-spending 472
10 social inequalities 644
11 environment 475
12 education 124
13 welfare fraud 83
14 europe 254
15 election outcome 50
16 terrorism 1799
17 crime 117
18 scot const 273
19 aging population 1
20 consumer debt 154
21 national security 173
22 civil liberties 7
23 class difference 1
24 taxation 54
25 pol values-left 1
26 racial tension 0
27 pensions 52
28 youth 0
29 inflation 18
30 petrol prices 0
31 flooding 0
32 electoral reform 0
33 iraq war 530
34 constitutional 255
35 energy 1
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 2901
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Internet Panel, Waves 1-6
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