Best party on most important issue
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = None/No party
2 = Labour
3 = Conservatives
4 = Liberal Democrats
5 = Scottish National Party (SNP)
6 = Plaid Cymru
7 = Green Party
8 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
9 = British National Party (BNP)
10 = Other

A3 How interested would you say you are in politics? Would you say you are...
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very interested
2 = Fairly interested
3 = Not very interested
4 = Not at all interested

Politicians don't care what people like me think
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly agree

B1 Talking with people about the general election on May 7th, we have found that
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = Yes, voted
2 = No, did not vote

B2 Which party did you vote for in the general election?
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = Labour
2 = Conservatives
3 = Liberal Democrats
4 = Scottish National Party (SNP)
5 = Plaid Cymru
6 = Green Party
7 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
8 = British National Party (BNP)
9 = Other

B4 If you had voted, which party would you probably have voted for?
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = Would not vote for a party/refused/spoil ballot
2 = Labour
3 = Conservatives
4 = Liberal Democrats
5 = Scottish National Party (SNP)
6 = Plaid Cymru
7 = Green Party
8 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
9 = British National Party (BNP)
10 = Other

B5 How did you cast your vote in the general election on May 7th?
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = In person
2 = By post
3 = By proxy (someone else voted on my behalf)

b06:The party had the best policies/ policies that matched my requirements:B06 P
0 = No
1 = Yes

B7 Did you care which party won the recent general election?
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Cared a good deal
2 = Didn't care very much

B9 Thinking back to the referendum on Scottish independence held in September 20
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = Did not vote
2 = I voted 'Yes' __(Scotland should become an independent country)
3 = I voted 'No' (Scotland should NOT become an independent country)
4 = Not eligible/too young to vote

B10 Did you manage to vote in the local elections that were held on May 7th this
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = Yes, voted
2 = No, did not manage to vote
3 = There wasn't a local election in this area

B11 Which party did you vote for in the local election on 7th of May?
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = Labour
2 = Conservatives
3 = Liberal Democrats
4 = Scottish National Party (SNP)
5 = Plaid Cymru
6 = Green Party
7 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
8 = British National Party (BNP)
9 = Independent candidate
10 = Other

Conservatives look after interests of black people and Asians
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very closely
2 = Fairly closely
3 = Not very closely
4 = Not at all closely

C1 How interested were you in the general election that was held on May 7th this
-999 = Not stated
1 = Very interested
2 = Somewhat interested
3 = Not very interested
4 = Not at all interested

D1 Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as Labour, Conservative, Liberal
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = None/No
2 = Labour
3 = Conservative
4 = Liberal Democrat
5 = Scottish National Party (SNP)
6 = Plaid Cymru
7 = Green Party
8 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
9 = British National Party (BNP)
10 = Other

D2 Do you generally think of yourself as a little closer to one of the parties t
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = Yes
2 = No

D3 Which party is that?
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = None/No
2 = Labour
3 = Conservatives
4 = Liberal Democrats
5 = Scottish National Party (SNP)
6 = Plaid Cymru
7 = Green Party
8 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
9 = British National Party (BNP)
10 = Other

D4 Would you call yourself very strong supporter of the party, fairly strong or
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very strong
2 = Fairly strong
3 = Not very strong

E1 In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place yo
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Left
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Right

Tax/spend: Yourself
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Government should cut taxes a lot and spend much less on health and social services
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Government should increase taxes a lot and spend much more on health and social services

H1 Thinking now about the environment - what in your opinion should have priorit
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Economic growth should have priority
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Protecting the environment should have priority

Like leader: Miliband
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Haven't heard of
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Strongly dislike
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Strongly like

Too many immigrants let into this country
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Yes, too many
2 = No, not too many

Strength of opinion about immigrants
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very strongly
2 = Fairly strongly
3 = Not very strongly

J1 Do you think immigration is good or bad for Britain's economy?
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = 1 Bad for economy
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7 Good for economy

Better/worse: NHS
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Got a lot worse
2 = Got a little worse
3 = Stayed the same
4 = Got a little better
5 = Got a lot better

Importance of putting money into NHS
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very important that it should be done
2 = Fairly important that it should be done
3 = It doesn't matter either way
4 = Fairly important that it should not be done
5 = Very important that it should not be done

K1 How much attention do you generally pay to politics?
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Pay no attention
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Pay a great deal of attention

K2 Do you regularly read about politics or current affairs in one or more newspa
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Yes
2 = No

K3 In which newspaper do you read about politics or current affairs in most ofte
-999 = Not stated
1 = Express
2 = Financial Times
3 = Glasgow Herald
4 = Guardian/Observer
5 = Independent/The i
6 = London Evening Standard
7 = Mail
8 = Metro
9 = Mirror/Record
10 = Scotsman
11 = Star
12 = Sun
13 = Telegraph
14 = Times
15 = Western Mail
16 = Any other national paper
17 = Any other regional paper
18 = Other

K4 On a typical day, how much time do you spend watching television news or prog
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = None, No time at all
2 = Less than 1/2 hour
3 = 1/2 hour to 1 hour
4 = 1 to 2 hours
5 = More than 2 hours

L1 Now a few questions about economic conditions. How does the financial situati
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = A lot worse
2 = A little worse
3 = The same
4 = A little better
5 = A lot better

L7 How necessary do you think it is for the UK Government to eliminate the defic
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = It is completely necessary
2 = It is important but not absolutely necessary
3 = It is not necessary but it would be desirable
4 = It is completely unnecessary

Redistribution: self
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Make much greater efforts to make people's incomes more equal
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Be much less concerned about how equal people's incomes are

M1 On the whole, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way that democracy w
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very satisfied
2 = Fairly satisfied
3 = A little dissatisfied
4 = Very dissatisfied

N1: party of MP
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = No party
2 = Labour
3 = Conservatives
4 = Liberal Democrats
5 = Scottish National Party (SNP)
6 = Plaid Cymru
7 = Green Party
8 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
9 = British National Party (BNP)
10 = Other

N2 Would you say that he/she is upper class, middle class, or working class?
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Upper class
2 = Middle class
3 = Working class

N4a Are you happy to answer the questions yourself, on the laptop?
-999 = Not stated
1 = Yes - Read on screen and enter answers by themselves
2 = No - Prefer interviewer to read questions from screen

N3 How much do you trust British politicians generally?
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 No trust
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 A great deal of trust

P1 Overall, do you approve or disapprove of Britain's membership in the European
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Strongly approve
2 = Approve
3 = Neither approve nor disapprove
4 = Disapprove
5 = Strongly disapprove

P2 If there was a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, how
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Leave the EU
2 = Stay in the EU
3 = I would not vote

P3 1) Which of these comes closest to your own views? Britain Should:
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Do all it can to unite fully with the European Union
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Do all it can to protect its independence from the European Union

Keeps promises: Labour
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Keeps its promises
2 = Breaks its promises
3 = Neither or both

Q2: Capable strong govt: Conservative
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Capable of being a strong government
2 = Not capable of being a strong government
3 = Neither or both

United/divided: Conservative Party
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = United
2 = Divided
3 = Neither or both

Difference between Conservative and Labour
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = A great difference between them
2 = Some difference
3 = Not much difference

Lib Dems closer to Conservative or Labour
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Closer to the Conservatives
2 = Closer to Labour
3 = No difference/Equal

Better to have one party govt or coalition
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = To have a government formed by one political party on its own
2 = To have a government formed by two or more political parties together - in coalition

Gone too far: equality for women
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Gone much too far
2 = Gone a little too far
3 = Is about right
4 = Not gone quite far enough
5 = Not gone nearly far enough

Difference in incomes between rich and poor since 20 yrs ago
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Much larger
2 = Somewhat larger
3 = About the same
4 = Somewhat smaller
5 = Much smaller

Probability of voting for Conservatives
-999 = Not stated
0 = 0 very unlikely
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 very likely

Spend less on defence
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Definitely should
2 = Probably should
3 = Doesn't matter either way
4 = Probably should not
5 = Definitely should not

T2 Do we have to accept limits on privacy and civil liberties in order to fight
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Fight terrorism
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Protect civil liberties

Days R discusses politics
0 = 0 days
1 = 1 day
2 = 2 days
3 = 3 days
4 = 4 days
5 = 5 days
6 = 6 days
7 = 7 days
9999 = Don't know

Political party member
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Yes I am a member of a party
2 = I am not a member now but used to be
3 = No, I have never been a member

2010 vote
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = Did not vote
2 = Labour
3 = Conservative
4 = Liberal Democrat
5 = Scottish National Party
6 = Plaid Cymru
7 = Green Party
8 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
9 = British National Party (BNP)
10 = Other
11 = Not eligible/too young to vote

Should the voting system be changed to allow smaller political parties to get a
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = We should change the voting system
2 = Keep it as it is

Moreno scale: English
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't Know
1 = English not British
2 = More English than British
3 = Equally English and British
4 = More British than English
5 = British not English
6 = None of these
7 = Other

Moreno scale: Scottish
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't Know
1 = Scottish not British
2 = More Scottish than British
3 = Equally Scottish and British
4 = More British than Scottish
5 = British not Scottish
6 = None of these
7 = Other

Moreno scale: Welsh
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't Know
1 = Welsh not British
2 = More Welsh than British
3 = Equally Welsh and British
4 = More British than Welsh
5 = British not Welsh
6 = None of these
7 = Other

W1 Do you ever think of yourself as belonging to any particular class?
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Yes, middle class
2 = Yes, working class
3 = Yes, other
4 = No

Subjective class squeeze
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Middle class
2 = Working class
3 = Upper class

W8 Thinking back to when you were growing up. Do you know what party your mother
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Labour
2 = Conservatives
3 = Liberal Democrats/Liberals/SDP/Alliance
4 = Scottish National Party (SNP)
5 = Plaid Cymru
6 = Green Party
7 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
8 = British National Party (BNP)
9 = Other
10 = Had no usual party
11 = Did not vote
12 = No mother

W9 And what about your father? What party did your father vote for if he voted?
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Labour
2 = Conservatives
3 = Liberal Democrats/Liberals/SDP/Alliance
4 = Scottish National Party (SNP)
5 = Plaid Cymru
6 = Green Party
7 = United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
8 = British National Party (BNP)
9 = Other
10 = Had no usual party
11 = Did not vote
12 = No father

W11 Thinking now of trade unions and big business in this country. First, do you
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Have too much power
2 = Don't have too much power

Working/middle class: Conservative
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very middle class
2 = Fairly middle class
3 = Slightly middle class
4 = Neither middle class nor working class
5 = Slightly working class
6 = Fairly working class
7 = Very working class

Knowledge: Polling stations close at 10.00pm on election day.
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = True
2 = False

Income - gross household
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refused
-1 = Don't know
1 = Under GBP 2,600
2 = GBP 2,600 - GBP 5,199
3 = GBP 5,200 - GBP 10,399
4 = GBP 10,400 - GBP 15,599
5 = GBP 15,600 - GBP 20,799
6 = GBP 20,800 - GBP 25,999
7 = GBP 26,000 - GBP 31,199
8 = GBP 31,200 - GBP 36,399
9 = GBP 36,400 - GBP 39,999
10 = GBP 40,000 - GBP 44,999
11 = GBP 45,000 - GBP 49,999
12 = GBP 50,000 - GBP 59,999
13 = GBP 60,000 - GBP 74,999
14 = GBP 75,000 - GBP 99,999
15 = GBP 100,000 or more

Main source of income
1 = Earnings from employment (own or spouse / partner's)
2 = Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s)
3 = Private pension(s)
4 = State retirement or widow's pension(s)
5 = Jobseeker's Allowance/ Unemployment benefit
6 = Pension Credit/ Minimum Income Guarantee/ Income Support for pensioners
7 = Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension or benefit(s)
8 = Other state benefit or tax credit
9 = Interest from savings or investments
10 = Student grant, bursary or loans
11 = Dependent on parents/other relatives
12 = Other main source
13 = Not stated

Y3 Which of these best describes where you live?
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Own home outright
2 = Own home on mortgage
3 = Rented from local authority
4 = Rented from private landlord
5 = It belongs to a Housing Association

Y5 Did you ever go to a private fee-paying school in Britain?
-999 = Not stated
1 = Yes - primary level
2 = Yes - secondary level
3 = Yes - both
4 = No - neither

Y6 Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion?
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Refusal
1 = No religion
2 = Christian - no denomination
3 = Roman Catholic
4 = Church of England/ Anglican/Episcopal
5 = Presbyterian/Church of Scotland
6 = Methodist
7 = Baptist
8 = United Reform Church (URC)/Congregational
9 = Free Presbyterian
10 = Brethren
11 = Other Protestant
12 = Other Christian
13 = Jewish
14 = Hindu
15 = Islam/Muslim
16 = Sikh
17 = Buddhist
18 = Other non-Christian

Religious attendance
-999 = Not stated
1 = Once a week or more
2 = Less often but at least once in two weeks
3 = Less often but at least once a month
4 = Less often but at least twice a year
5 = Less often but at least once a year
6 = Less often
7 = Varies too much to say
8 = Never or practically never

Trade union/staff association member
-999 = Not stated
1 = Yes: trade union
2 = Yes: staff association
3 = No

Gender
-999 = Not stated
1 = Male
2 = Female

Y11 Please choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background
-999 = Not stated
1 = English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British
2 = Irish
3 = Gypsy or Irish Traveller
4 = Any other White background, please describe
5 = White and Black Caribbean
6 = White and Black African
7 = White and Asian
8 = Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background, please describe
9 = Indian
10 = Pakistani
11 = Bangladeshi
12 = Chinese
13 = Any other Asian background, please describe
14 = African
15 = Caribbean
16 = Any other Black/African/Caribbean background, please describe
17 = Arab
18 = Any other ethnic group, please describe

Y12A Do you have any educational or work-related qualifications?
-999 = Not stated
1 = Yes
2 = No

Y13A What is the highest qualification you have?
-999 = Not stated
0 = No qualification
1 = Postgraduate degree
2 = First degree
3 = Univ/poly diploma
4 = Teaching qualification
5 = Nursing qualification
6 = HNC/HND, City&Guilds level 4, NVQ/SVQ 4/5
7 = A level or equivalent
8 = Scottish Higher or equivalent
9 = ONC/OND, City&Guilds level 3, NVQ/SVQ 3
10 = GCSE A*-C, CSE grade 1, O level grade A-C
11 = Scottish Standard grades, Ordinary bands
12 = GCSE D-G, CSE grades 2-5, O level D-E
13 = City&Guilds level 2, NVQ/SVQ 2 and equivalent
14 = City&Guilds level 1, NVQ/SVQ 1 and equivalent
15 = Clerical and commercial qualifications
16 = Recognised trade apprenticeship
17 = Youth training certificate, skill seekers
18 = Other technical, professional or higher qualification

Working status
-999 = Not stated
1 = Working full time - employee (30+ hours)
2 = Working full time - self-employed (30+ hours)
3 = Working part time - employee (8-29 hours)
4 = Working part time - self-employed (8-29 hours)
5 = Unemployed and actively seeking work
6 = On a government sponsored training scheme
7 = A full time student or pupil
8 = Looking after the family or home
9 = Not working because temporarily sick or injured
10 = Not working because long-term sick or disabled
11 = Retired from paid work
12 = None of these

Y17A Have you been unemployed for less than 1 year or longer than that?
-999 = Not stated
1 = Less than 1 year
2 = 1 year or more

Y18A Were you an employee or self employed?
-999 = Not stated
1 = Employee
2 = Self employed

Y23 How many people work(ed) for your employer at the place where you work(ed)?
-999 = Not stated
1 = 1 to 24
2 = 25 to 499
3 = 500 or more employees

Y24 Are/Were you working on your own or do/did you have employees?
-999 = Not stated
1 = On own/with partner(s) but no employees
2 = With employees

Y25 How many people do/did you employ at the place where you work(ed)?
-999 = Not stated
1 = 1 to 9
2 = 10 to 24
3 = 25 to 499
4 = 500 or more employees

Marital Status
-999 = Not stated
1 = Married
2 = Living with partner
3 = Single
4 = Widowed
5 = Separated
6 = Divorced

Y27 What best describes what your spouse or partner does, or what they did last
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Modern professional occupations
2 = Clerical and intermediate occupations
3 = Senior managers or administrators
4 = Technical and craft occupations
5 = Semi-routine manual and service occupations
6 = Routine manual and service occupations
7 = Middle or junior managers
8 = Traditional professional occupations
9 = Never worked

Thinking back to when you were 16, who was Chief Income Earner (that is the pers
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Father
2 = Mother
3 = Sister
4 = Brother
5 = Respondent
6 = Someone else

Y45 Finally, as far as you know, is your name on the electoral register, that is
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Yes, at this address
2 = Yes, at another address
3 = No, I am not registered

Y47 We are also conducting a short self-completion survey, and we would be very
-999 = Not stated
1 = Yes - via the online survey
2 = Yes - via paper questionnaire
3 = No - do not want to take part

Follow up - online/offline
1 = Online
2 = Offline

Left/right: Conservatives
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Left
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Right

Redistribution: Conservatives
-999 = Not stated
-2 = Don't know
0 = 0 Government should make much greater efforts to make people's incomes more equal
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Government should be much less concerned about how equal people's incomes are

Like/dislike: Conservatives
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 Strongly Dislike
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 Strongly Like

Votes are counted fairly
1 = Very often
2 = Fairly often
3 = Not often
4 = Not at all often
5 = Don't know
6 = Not stated

EU unification: Self
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
0 = 0 European unification has already gone too far
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 European unification should be pushed further

EU unification: Conservatives
-999 = Not stated
0 = 0 European unification has already gone too far
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 European unification should be pushed further
11 = Don't know

CSES_Q7a Thinking about public expenditure on HEALTH, should there be much more
1 = Much more than now
2 = Somewhat more than now
3 = The same as now
4 = Somewhat less than now
5 = Much less than now
6 = Don't know
7 = Not stated

CSES_Q8 Over the next ten years or so, how likely or unlikely is it that you wil
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very likely
2 = Somewhat likely
3 = Somewhat unlikely
4 = Very unlikely

CSES_Q9 Please say to what extent you agree or disagree with the following state
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Somewhat agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Somewhat disagree
5 = Strongly disagree

CSES_Q10 Some people say that it doesn't make difference who is in power. Others
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = 1 It doesn't make any difference who is in power
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5 It makes a big difference who is in power

CSES_Q11 Some people say that no matter who people vote for, it won't make any d
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = 1 Who people vote for won't make any difference
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5 Who people vote for can make a big difference

CSES_Q12 On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisf
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very satisfied
2 = Fairly satisfied
3 = Not very satisfied
4 = Not at all satisfied

CSES_Q15 Which party do you feel closest to?
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Conservatives
2 = Labour
3 = Liberal Democrats
4 = UKIP
5 = The Green Party
6 = SNP
7 = Plaid Cymru

CSES_Q16 Do you feel very close to this party, somewhat close, or not very close
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Very close
2 = Somewhat close
3 = Not very close

CSES_Q20a Which of these people was the Chancellor of the Exchequer before the r
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = George Osborne
2 = Vince Cable
3 = Theresa May
4 = Philip Hammond

CSES_Q20b As far as you know, what was the unemployment rate in Britain in April
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = 4%
2 = 6%
3 = 8%
4 = 10%

CSES_Q20c As far as you know, which party came in second in seats in the general
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Conservatives
2 = Labour
3 = Liberal Democrats
4 = UKIP

CSES_Q20d As far as you know, who is the current Secretary-General of the United
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Don't know
1 = Kofi Annan
2 = Kurt Waldheim
3 = Ban Ki-Moon
4 = Boutros Boutros-Ghali

CSES_Q23a If you lost your job, how easy or difficult would it be to find anothe
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Not applicable - do not have a job
1 = Very easy
2 = Somewhat easy
3 = Somewhat difficult
4 = Very difficult
5 = Don't know

CSES_Q23b If your spouse/partner lost their job, how easy or difficult would it
-999 = Not stated
-1 = Not applicable - do not have a spouse/partner
1 = Very easy
2 = Somewhat easy
3 = Somewhat difficult
4 = Very difficult
5 = Don't know
6 = Not applicable - spouse/partner does not have a job

Government Office Region
1 = North East
2 = North West
3 = Yorkshire and the Humber
4 = East Midlands
5 = West Midlands
6 = East of England
7 = London
8 = South East
9 = South West
10 = Wales
11 = Scotland
12 = Northern Ireland
13 = Non UK & Invalid

Select dwelling type
1 = Bungalow
2 = Centre terraced house
3 = Conversion flat / maisonette
4 = Detached house
5 = Other type of dwelling
6 = Purpose built flat
7 = Semi-detached / end terraced house

Vote validation outcome
1 = Voted
2 = Not voted
3 = Ineligible

NS-SEC occupational classification
20 = Higher managerial and administrative occupations
50 = Lower managerial and administrative occupations
71 = L7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative occupations
72 = L7.2 Intermediate sales and service occupations
73 = L7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary occupations
81 = L8.1 Employers in small establishments in industry, commerce, services etc.
82 = L8.2 Employers in small establishments in agriculture
91 = L9.1 Own account workers (non-professional)
112 = L11.2 Lower technical process operative occupations
127 = L12.7 Semi routine childcare occupations
131 = L13.1 Routine sales and service occupations
160 = Occupations not stated or inadequately described

-1 = Never worked
11 = Employers in large organisations and higher managerial
12 = Higher professional occupations
20 = Lower professional and managerial and higher supervisory
30 = Intermediate occupations
40 = Employers in small organisations and own account workers
50 = Lower supervisory and technical occupations
60 = Semi-routine occupations
70 = Routine occupations