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Mainstage Variable

vote5

Strength of support for stated party

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12632	43.16%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	6	0.02%
don't know	-1	14	0.05%
Very strong	1	1665	5.69%
Fairly strong	2	7438	25.41%
Not very strong	3	7318	25.0%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	18489	57.76%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	11	0.03%
Very strong	1	1532	4.79%
Fairly strong	2	5649	17.65%
Not very strong	3	5855	18.29%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19712	57.44%
inapplicable	-8	9751	28.41%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	17	0.05%
Very strong	1	542	1.58%
Fairly strong	2	1764	5.14%
Not very strong	3	1724	5.02%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16230	45.01%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
Very strong	1	2192	6.08%
Fairly strong	2	8135	22.56%
Not very strong	3	8399	23.29%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	18699	44.34%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	34	0.08%
Very strong	1	1912	4.53%
Fairly strong	2	8325	19.74%
Not very strong	3	10367	24.58%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	4615	10.21%
inapplicable	-8	18217	40.31%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	36	0.08%
very strong	1	1721	3.81%
fairly strong	2	7128	15.77%
not very strong	3	10343	22.89%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	20941	46.7%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
don't know	-1	12	0.03%
very strong	1	1565	3.49%
fairly strong	2	6896	15.38%
not very strong	3	11565	25.79%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	22236	47.24%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
don't know	-1	10	0.02%
very strong	1	1638	3.48%
fairly strong	2	7141	15.17%
not very strong	3	12114	25.73%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	22932	46.15%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
very strong	1	1887	3.8%
fairly strong	2	7900	15.9%
not very strong	3	13134	26.43%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13523	24.78%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	17	0.03%
very strong	1	2686	4.92%
fairly strong	2	10936	20.04%
not very strong	3	23525	43.11%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14823	29.07%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	6	0.01%
very strong	1	2218	4.35%
fairly strong	2	8964	17.58%
not very strong	3	21344	41.86%
don't know (spontaneous)	4	375	0.74%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6962	48.28%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
don't know	-1	10	0.07%
Very strong	1	538	3.73%
Fairly strong	2	2567	17.8%
Not very strong	3	4111	28.51%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6752	45.4%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
don't know	-1	17	0.11%
Very strong	1	490	3.29%
Fairly strong	2	2695	18.12%
Not very strong	3	4654	31.29%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7204	46.8%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
don't know	-1	18	0.12%
Very strong	1	462	3.0%
Fairly strong	2	2511	16.31%
Not very strong	3	4897	31.82%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	6661	42.65%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
don't know	-1	21	0.13%
Very strong	1	555	3.55%
Fairly strong	2	3041	19.47%
Not very strong	3	5021	32.15%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6538	41.4%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	12	0.08%
Very strong	1	542	3.43%
Fairly strong	2	2711	17.17%
Not very strong	3	4974	31.5%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	6955	42.83%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
don't know	-1	8	0.05%
Very strong	1	486	2.99%
Fairly strong	2	2617	16.12%
Not very strong	3	5280	32.52%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	6839	41.21%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
Very strong	1	596	3.59%
Fairly strong	2	3054	18.4%
Not very strong	3	5213	31.41%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.33%
inapplicable	-8	7398	39.21%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
don't know	-1	8	0.04%
Very strong	1	758	4.02%
Fairly strong	2	3764	19.95%
Not very strong	3	6075	32.2%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	6281	40.26%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	15	0.1%
Very strong	1	758	4.86%
Fairly strong	2	3157	20.23%
Not very strong	3	4867	31.19%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	5885	37.67%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
don't know	-1	33	0.21%
Very strong	1	848	5.43%
Fairly strong	2	3345	21.41%
Not very strong	3	5074	32.48%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	277	2.54%
inapplicable	-8	3843	35.24%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	8	0.07%
Very strong	1	423	3.88%
Fairly strong	2	2160	19.81%
Not very strong	3	3837	35.18%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	266	2.38%
inapplicable	-8	3816	34.09%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	4	0.04%
don't know	-1	15	0.13%
Very strong	1	605	5.41%
Fairly strong	2	2642	23.6%
Not very strong	3	3480	31.09%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	245	2.6%
inapplicable	-8	3172	33.61%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	17	0.18%
Very strong	1	413	4.38%
Fairly strong	2	1974	20.92%
Not very strong	3	3316	35.13%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	170	1.84%
inapplicable	-8	2901	31.37%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	9	0.1%
Very strong	1	458	4.95%
Fairly strong	2	2146	23.2%
Not very strong	3	3143	33.98%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	107	1.13%
inapplicable	-8	3139	33.11%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	8	0.08%
Very strong	1	492	5.19%
Fairly strong	2	2086	22.0%
Not very strong	3	3228	34.05%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	189	1.97%
inapplicable	-8	2842	29.6%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
Very strong	1	514	5.35%
Fairly strong	2	2187	22.78%
Not very strong	3	3286	34.23%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	2613	26.54%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
Very strong	1	592	6.01%
Fairly strong	2	2598	26.39%
Not very strong	3	3622	36.79%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	226	2.2%
inapplicable	-8	3052	29.73%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
refusal	-2	5	0.05%
don't know	-1	27	0.26%
Very strong	1	712	6.94%
Fairly strong	2	2729	26.59%
Not very strong	3	3161	30.8%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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