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

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Variablex01_1
LabelKnowledge: Polling stations close at 10.00pm on election day.
Question text Please tell me if you think that the following statements are true or false. If you don't know, just say so and we will skip to the next one. Polling stations close at 10.00pm on election day. No-one may stand for parliament unless they pay a deposit? Only taxpayers are allowed to vote in a general election. The Liberal Democrats favour a system of proportional representation for Westminster elections. MPs from different parties are on parliamentary committees? The number of members of parliament is about 100?
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-1 Don't know 184
1 True 1919
2 False 91
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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