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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableq14_cses
LabelQ14_CSES. Where would you place yourself?
Question text Some people say that it doesn’t make any difference who is in power. Others say that it makes a big difference who is in power. Using the scale below, (where ONE means that it doesn’t make any difference who is in power and FIVE means that it makes a big difference who is in power), where would you place yourself?
Responses
-999 Not stated 12
-1 Don't know 22
1 It doesn't make any difference who is in power 1 59
2 2 66
3 3 130
4 4 279
5 It makes a big difference who is in power 5 416
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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