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Self-Completion General Election module

Questions 17

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Tax and spending preferences

Type: number

Source: British Election Study and British Social Attitudes

Text: On a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 means that government should cut taxes a lot and spend much less on health and social services, and 10 means that government should raise taxes a lot and spend much more on health and social services, where would you place yourself on this scale?

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)

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EU integration preferences

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: On a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 means that the UK should do all it can to unite fully with the European Union and 10 means that the UK should do all it can to protect its independence from the European Union, where would you place yourself on this scale?

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)

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Collective benefits: Conservative

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means strongly dislike and 10 means strongly like, how do you feel about ...? The Conservative Party

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if HHGRID.region = 1|2|3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)

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Collective benefits: Labour

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: The Labour Party

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if HHGRID.region = 1|2|3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)

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Collective benefits: Liberal Democrats

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: The Liberal Democrat Party

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if HHGRID.region = 1|2|3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)

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Collective benefits: SNP/PC

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: HHGRID.region = 3The Scottish National PartyHHGRID.region = 2Plaid Cymru

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if HHGRID.region = 2|3 (Lives in Wales or Scotland)

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Collective benefits: The Brexit Party

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: The Brexit Party

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if HHGRID.region = 1|2|3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)

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Collective benefits: The Green Party

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: HHGRID.region = 4On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means strongly dislike and 10 means strongly like, how do you feel about......? The Green Party

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)

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Collective benefits: Democratic Unionist

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means strongly dislike and 10 means strongly like, how do you feel about ...? The Democratic Unionist Party

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)

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Collective benefits: Sinn Fein

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: Sinn Fein

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)

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Collective benefits: Ulster Unionist

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: The Ulster Unionist Party

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)

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Collective benefits: SDLP

Type: number

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: The Social Democratic and Labour Party?

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)

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Voted in last general election

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Did you vote in the December 2019 general election?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No
3Can't vote

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)

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Party voted for in last general election

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Which political party did you vote for?

OptionLabel
1Conservatives
2Labour
3Liberal Democrat
4Scottish National Party
5Plaid Cymru
6Green Party
7Ulster Unionist
8SDLP
9Alliance Party
10Democratic Unionist
11Sinn Fein
14The Brexit Party
97Other party

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if Vote7 = 1 (Voted in the last general election)

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Other party voted for in last general elections

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Text: Which other party was that?

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if Vote7 = 1 (Voted in the last general election)
and if Vote8 = 97 (Voted for another party)

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Reason for vote

Type: string

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: People give different reasons for why they vote for one party rather than another. What were your reasons?

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
and if Vote7 = 1 (Voted in the last general election)

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Most important problem

Type: string

Source: Adapted from British Election Study

Text: We would like to ask you about the issues and problems facing the UK today. As far as you are concerned, what is the single most important issue facing the country at the present time?

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)

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