politicalengagement_w6

politicalengagement_w6.perpolinf

Perceived political influence

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?

• f_perpolinf (f_indresp) perceived political influence

politicalengagement_w6.colbens1

Collective benefits: Conservative

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 HHGRID.region = 1|2|3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)

• f_colbens1 (f_indresp) collective benefits: conservative

politicalengagement_w6.colbens2

Collective benefits: Labour

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 HHGRID.region = 1|2|3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)

• f_colbens2 (f_indresp) collective benefits: labour

politicalengagement_w6.colbens3

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 HHGRID.region = 1|2|3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)

• f_colbens3 (f_indresp) collective benefits: liberal democrats

politicalengagement_w6.colbens4

Collective benefits: SNP/PC

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 Scottish National Party] {if region = 3} / [Plaid Cymru] {if region = 2}?

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 1|2|3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)
and if region = 2|3 (Lives in Wales or Scotland)

• f_colbens4 (f_indresp) collective benefits: snp/pc

politicalengagement_w6.niclbns1

Collective benefits: Democratic Unionist

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 Democratic Unionist Party?

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)

• f_niclbns1 (f_indresp) collective benefits: democratic unionist

politicalengagement_w6.niclbns2

Collective benefits: Sinn Fein

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 Sinn Fein?

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)

• f_niclbns2 (f_indresp) collective benefits: sinn fein

politicalengagement_w6.niclbns3

Collective benefits: Ulster Unionist

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 Ulster Unionist Party?

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)

• f_niclbns3 (f_indresp) collective benefits: ulster unionist

politicalengagement_w6.niclbns4

Collective benefits: SDLP

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 Social Democratic and Labour Party?

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)

• f_niclbns4 (f_indresp) collective benefits: sdlp

politicalengagement_w6.civicduty

Sense of civic duty

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.

• f_civicduty (f_indresp) sense of civic duty

politicalengagement_w6.polcost

Cost of political engagement

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

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

• f_polcost (f_indresp) Cost of political engagement

politicalengagement_w6.votenorm

Voting as a social norm

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

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

• f_votenorm (f_indresp) Voting as a social norm

politicalengagement_w6.perbfts

Personal benefit in voting

Type: choice

Source: British Election Study

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

• f_perbfts (f_indresp) personal benefit in voting

politicalengagement_w6.grpbfts

Group benefit from voting

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.

• f_grpbfts (f_indresp) Group benefit from voting

politicalengagement_w6.voteintent

Voting intention

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: 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 {if interview takes place post-general election} next general election?

• f_voteintent (f_indresp) voting intention

politicalengagement_w6.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?

• f_demorient (f_indresp) democratic orientation