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Innovation Panel Questionnaire Module

politicalengagement_ip3

Political engagement module

Questions 21

politicalengagement_ip3.civicduty_a

Sense of civic duty, SC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: Next, I am going to read you a series of statements about political issues. For each statement that I read, please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree or strongly disagree with the statement. First, I would be seriously neglecting my duty as a citizen if I didn't vote.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.civicduty_b

Sense of civic duty, NSC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: Next, I am going to read you a series of statements about political issues. For each statement that I read, please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree or strongly disagree with the statement. First, I would be seriously neglecting my duty as a citizen if I didn't vote.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.colbens1_a

Collective benefits: Conservative, SC

Type: number

Source: 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 ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.colbens1_b

Collective benefits: Conservative, NSC

Type: number

Source: 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 ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.colbens2_a

Collective benefits: Labour, SC

Type: number

Source: 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 Labour Party?

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.colbens2_b

Collective benefits: Labour, NSC

Type: number

Source: 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 Labour Party?

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.colbens3_a

Collective benefits: Liberal Democrats

Type: number

Source: 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 Liberal Democrat Party?

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.colbens3_b

Collective benefits: Liberal Democrats, SC

Type: number

Source: 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 Liberal Democrat Party?

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.demorient

Democratic orientation

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, a little dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the way democracy works in this country?

OptionLabel
1Very satisfied
2Fairly satisfied
3A little dissatisfied
4Very dissatisfied

politicalengagement_ip3.grpbfts_a

Group benefit from voting, SC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: Voting is a good way to get benefits for groups that people care about, like pensioners and the disabled.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.grpbfts_b

Group benefit from voting, NSC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: Voting is a good way to get benefits for groups that people care about, like pensioners and the disabled.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.perbfts_a

Personal benefit in voting, SC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: I feel a sense of satisfaction when I vote.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.perbfts_b

Personal benefit in voting, NSC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: I feel a sense of satisfaction when I vote.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.perpolinf_a

Perceived political influence, SC

Type: number

Source: British Election Study

Interviewer Instruction: CODE 11 IF RESPONDENT CANNOT VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY DO NOT VOTE, CODE 0

Text: On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means very unlikely and 10 means very likely, how likely is it that your vote will make a difference in terms of which party wins the election in this constituency at the next general election?

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.perpolinf_b

Perceived political influence, NSC

Type: number

Source: British Election Study

Interviewer Instruction: CODE 11 IF RESPONDENT CANNOT VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY DO NOT VOTE, CODE 0

Text: On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means very unlikely and 10 means very likely, how likely is it that your vote will make a difference in terms of which party wins the election in this constituency at the next general election?

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.polcost_a

Cost of political engagement, SC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: It takes too much time and effort to be active in politics and public affairs.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.polcost_b

Cost of political engagement, NSC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: It takes too much time and effort to be active in politics and public affairs.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.voteintent_a

Voting intention, SC

Type: number

Source: British Election Study

Text: Again, thinking of a scale that runs from 0 to 10, where 0 means very unlikely and 10 means very likely, how likely is it that you will vote in the [next] {if interview takes place post-general election} general election?

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.voteintent_b

Voting intention, NSC

Type: number

Source: British Election Study

Text: Again, thinking of a scale that runs from 0 to 10, where 0 means very unlikely and 10 means very likely, how likely is it that you will vote in the [next] {if interview takes place post-general election} general election?

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.votenorm_a

Voting as a social norm, SC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: Most people around here usually vote in general elections.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

politicalengagement_ip3.votenorm_b

Voting as a social norm, NSC

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

Text: Most people around here usually vote in general elections.

OptionLabel
1Strongly agree
2Agree
3Neither agree/disagree
4Disagree
5Strongly disagree

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

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