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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableECPolicy2
LabelWhat do you think Britains long-term EU policy should be?
Question text Leaving aside the result of the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, what do you think Britain's policy should be. Should it... leave the European Union, stay in the EU and try to reduce the EU's powers, stay in the EU and try to keep the EU's powers as they are, stay in the EU and try to increase the EU's powers, or, work for the formation of a single European government?
Responses
1 leave the European Union, 853
2 stay in the EU and try to reduce the EU powers 666
3 stay in the EU and try to keep the EU powers as they are 264
4 stay in the EU and try to increase the EU powers 64
5 work for the formation of a single European government 39
8 Don't Know 74
9 Refusal 5
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 977
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsCARD A5
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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