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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariablemiilabelW4
LabelMost important issue category (auto-coded)
Responses
0 No problem 428
1 unemployment 658
2 nhs 2782
3 immigration 6705
4 economy general 5467
5 international probs 340
6 politics-neg 539
7 housing 596
8 poverty, living stds 851
9 services-spending 1045
10 social inequalities 940
11 environment 454
12 education 202
13 welfare fraud 129
14 europe 307
15 election outcome 733
16 terrorism 1266
17 crime 164
18 scot const 51
19 aging population 4
20 consumer debt 246
21 national security 198
22 civil liberties 5
23 class difference 1
24 taxation 108
25 pol values-left 1
26 racial tension 0
27 pensions 85
28 youth 2
29 inflation 15
30 petrol prices 0
31 flooding 1
32 electoral reform 0
33 iraq war 38
34 constitutional 11
35 energy 2
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 2730
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Internet Panel, Waves 1-6
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