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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableq5_cses
LabelQ5_CSES. How widespread do you think corruption such as bribe taking is among politicians in Britain?
Question text Now on to another topic. How widespread do you think corruption such as bribe taking is among politicians in Britain: very widespread, quite widespread, not very widespread, or it hardly happens at all?
Responses
-999 Not stated 9
-1 Don't know 123
1 Very widespread 119
2 Quite widespread 307
3 Not very widespread 348
4 It hardly happens at all 78
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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