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Innovation Panel Variable

eleclinkacc

Acceptability of linkage to electoral registry data Version B

Datafile

Variable note:

This variable is part of the "Improving consent to link to the electoral register" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.

Question asked in the latest wave:

electoralregconsentfollowup_ip11.eleclinkacc

Question label:

Acceptability of linkage to electoral registry data Version B

Question text:

The letter asked that you return a form by Freepost in order to decline linking your electoral registration to your survey responses. If we did not receive this form, it was taken that you consented to link your electoral registration to your survey responses. Do you think this is an acceptable way to obtain your consent for this linkage?

Question universe:

if ff_eleclinkinw10 = 2 (In electoral register linkage opt-out experimental group)

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8183361.3%
proxy-7943.14%
refusal-2110.37%
don't know-1802.68%
Yes148516.22%
No248716.29%
Total2990100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
1.520181.02.00.5972

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