Reason for voting
Datafile
Index term
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 17 | 0.06% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 6947 | 23.73% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 4694 | 16.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 2259 | 7.72% |
| I always vote that way | 1 | 3797 | 12.97% |
| Other people voted the same way (family, friends) | 2 | 327 | 1.12% |
| Party-driven considerations (best policy, best manifesto) | 3 | 3506 | 11.98% |
| Candidate-driven considerations | 4 | 1504 | 5.14% |
| Strategic voting | 5 | 2108 | 7.2% |
| Brexit | 6 | 1324 | 4.52% |
| Negative voting (dislike another party more) | 7 | 2329 | 7.96% |
| Uncoded | 8 | 258 | 0.88% |
| Other | 97 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 16 | 0.05% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 20508 | 64.07% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 2103 | 6.57% |
| don't know | -1 | 925 | 2.89% |
| I always vote that way | 1 | 698 | 2.18% |
| Other people voted the same way (family, friends) | 2 | 97 | 0.3% |
| Party-driven considerations (best policy, best manifesto) | 3 | 3499 | 10.93% |
| Candidate-driven considerations | 4 | 865 | 2.7% |
| Strategic voting | 5 | 424 | 1.32% |
| Brexit | 6 | 1214 | 3.79% |
| Negative voting (dislike another party more) | 7 | 820 | 2.56% |
| Uncoded | 8 | 367 | 1.15% |
| Other | 97 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
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