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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variableu05
Label2015 vote
Question text Thinking back to the previous general election held on 7th May 2015, do you remember which party you voted for then, or perhaps you didn't vote?
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-2 Refused 46
-1 Don't know 60
1 Did not vote 363
2 Labour 645
3 Conservative 679
4 Liberal Democrat 138
5 Scottish National Party 63
6 Plaid Cymru 15
7 Green Party 32
8 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 107
9 British National Party (BNP) 3
10 Other 6
11 Not eligible/too young to vote 37
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Interviewer InstructionsIF 'YES': Which party was that? DO NOT PROMPT.
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters)
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
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