left-right political orientation
Datafile
Question asked in the latest wave:
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Question label:
Left-Right political orientation
Question text:
In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place yourself on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right?
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.09% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| refusal | -2 | 44 | 1.94% |
| don't know | -1 | 239 | 10.56% |
| left | 0 | 52 | 2.3% |
| 1 | 32 | 1.41% | |
| 2 | 92 | 4.07% | |
| 3 | 165 | 7.29% | |
| 4 | 171 | 7.56% | |
| 5 | 813 | 35.93% | |
| 6 | 196 | 8.66% | |
| 7 | 186 | 8.22% | |
| 8 | 121 | 5.35% | |
| 9 | 30 | 1.33% | |
| right | 10 | 31 | 1.37% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 27 | 1.14% |
| don't know | -1 | 197 | 8.28% |
| left | 0 | 71 | 2.99% |
| 1 | 36 | 1.51% | |
| 2 | 111 | 4.67% | |
| 3 | 173 | 7.28% | |
| 4 | 184 | 7.74% | |
| 5 | 848 | 35.66% | |
| 6 | 161 | 6.77% | |
| 7 | 221 | 9.29% | |
| 8 | 144 | 6.06% | |
| 9 | 34 | 1.43% | |
| right | 10 | 60 | 2.52% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |



