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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableq2_cses_5
LabelQ2_CSES_5. Agree or disagree? Politicians are the main problem in Britain
Question text Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statements?
Responses
-999 Not stated 16
-1 Don't know 17
1 Strongly agree 74
2 Somewhat agree 204
3 Neither agree nor disagree 298
4 Somewhat disagree 219
5 Strongly disagree 156
Sysmiss 1210
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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