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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablek03
LabelK3 In which newspaper do you read about politics or current affairs in most often?
Question text In which newspaper do you read about politics or current affairs in most often?
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't know 4
1 Express 34
2 Financial Times 11
3 Glasgow Herald 3
4 Guardian/Observer 186
5 Independent/The i 72
6 London Evening Standard 15
7 Mail 202
8 Metro 35
9 Mirror/Record 58
10 Scotsman 4
11 Star 9
12 Sun 95
13 Telegraph 117
14 Times 110
15 Western Mail 1
16 Any other national paper 10
17 Any other regional paper 28
18 Online (any mention) 4
19 Huffington Post 2
20 BBC News 4
21 Other 99
Sysmiss 1091
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Interviewer InstructionsINCLUDE SUNDAY VERSION OR DAILY VERSION WHERE APPLICABLE. CODE ONE ONLY. DO NOT PROMPT.
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters)
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
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