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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablev01
LabelV1 Should the voting system be changed to allow smaller political parties to get a fairer share of MPs
Question text Some people say that we should change the voting system to allow smaller political parties to get a fairer share of MPs. Others say that we should keep the voting system as it is to produce effective government. Which view comes closer to your own?
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-1 Don't know 231
1 We should change the voting system 783
2 Keep it as it is 1180
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters)
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
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