Wave 15 of the 2014-2023 British Election Study Internet Panel

March 2019 - March 2019
N = 30,842
Mode: Online survey

March 2019 wave of the 2014-2023 British Election Study Internet Panel.

Fieldhouse, E., J. Green., G. Evans., H. Schmitt, C. van der Eijk, J. Mellon & C. Prosser (2019) British Election Study Internet Panel Wave 15. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-8202-2

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Variables

2005 GE turnout
2005 GE vote choice
2010 GE turnout
2010 GE vote choice
2019 GE turnout
2019 GE vote choice
Achieve reduced immigration: Brexit Party
Achieve reduced immigration: TIG/Change UK
After Leave: The UK parliament will have more power
After leaving the EU, how much control will Britain have over immigration?
Age
Age completed formal education
Age group
Allowing Britain to control immigration from the EU
An ideal society requires some groups to be on top and others on bottom
Anti-election/Pro-military rule: Allowed to give interviews on TV
Anti-election/Pro-military rule: Allowed to make speech in your community?
Anti-election/Pro-military rule: Allowed to stand for election
Anti-election/Pro-military rule: Allowed to teach 15 year olds in schools
Anti-West Muslim clergyman: Allowed to give interviews on TV
Anti-West Muslim clergyman: Allowed to make speech in your community?
Anti-West Muslim clergyman: Allowed to stand for election
Anti-West Muslim clergyman: Allowed to teach 15 year olds in schools
Any regrets about how you voted in the EU referendum?
Approve: UK government
Are you a parent or guardian?
Are you an employee or self-employed/an independent contractor?
Are you, or have you ever been, a member of any Political party?
Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability
Attention to Politics
Authoritarian/libertarianism scale
Best party on most important issue
Best way to run country: strong leader, ignore parliament/elections
Brexit Party: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Brexit priority: access to single market versus controlling immigration
Britain should leave the EU because that is what people voted for
British identity scale
Competence: Corbyn
Competence: May
Conservatives united or divided
Conservatives: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Cost of Living getting higher or lower
Country
Country of Birth
Crime levels getting higher or lower
Deal priority: Allowing Britain to make trade deals with other countries
Deal priority: Keeping access to EU markets for British firms
Deal priority: Keeping open border between NI and Ireland
Deal priority: Keeping open border between NI and UK
Deal priority: Not having to follow EU rules/regulations
Dealing with people: generally trust or generally careful
Delay Brexit versus No deal Brexit
Did you work on your own or did you have employees?
Do you own or rent the home in which you live?
Do you think that free trade with other countries mostly helps British consumer
Do you work on your own or do you have employees?
Does your local MP support or oppose Brexit?
Economic optimism indicator: good time to buy big household items
Economic situation in last 12 months: ethnic minorities
Economic situation in last 12 months: middle class people
Economic situation in last 12 months: people in local community
Economic situation in last 12 months: people in London
Economic situation in last 12 months: people in region
Economic situation in last 12 months: poor people
Economic situation in last 12 months: rich people
Economic situation in last 12 months: white British people
Economic situation in last 12 months: working-class people
Economic situation in last 12 months: yourself
Economy doing better or worse
Education doing better or worse
Education level
Education level (with add. info)
Effect of leaving EU on: Scottish economic situation
Effects of leaving EU on: big businesses leaving UK
Effects of leaving EU on: Britain's influence in the world
Effects of leaving EU on: general economic situation in the UK
Effects of leaving EU on: immigration to the UK
Effects of leaving EU on: international trade
Effects of leaving EU on: my personal financial situation
Effects of leaving EU on: NHS
Effects of leaving EU on: risk of terrorism
Effects of leaving EU on: Scotland leaving the UK
Effects of leaving EU on: unemployment
Effects of leaving EU on: Welsh economic situation
Effects of leaving EU on: working conditions for British workers
English identity scale
Equal opportunities for ethnic minorities gone too far | not far enough
Equal opportunities for women gone too far |not far enough
Equal opportunities to gays and lesbians gone too far | not far enough
EU ID: Criticism of my side feels like a personal insult
EU ID: Feel connected when meeting supporters of same side
EU ID: interested in what other people think
EU ID: Lot in common with supporters of my side
EU ID: Praise of my side makes me feel good
EU ID: say we instead of they
EU Knowledge: Are there 15 member states?
EU Knowledge: ECHR only has jurisdiction over EU members
EU Knowledge: Same number of representatives elected to European Parl per membe
EU Knowledge: Switzerland a member?
EU referendum identity
EU referendum turnout (earliest recorded)
EU referendum vote (earliest recorded)
European courts should be able to make decisions on British human rights cases
European identity scale
European Integration scale (1990s version): Conservatives
European Integration scale (1990s version): Greens
European Integration scale (1990s version): Jeremy Corbyn
European Integration scale (1990s version): Labour
European Integration scale (1990s version): Liberal Democrats
European Integration scale (1990s version): Plaid Cymru
European Integration scale (1990s version): self
European Integration scale (1990s version): SNP
European Integration scale (1990s version): Theresa May
European Integration scale (1990s version): TIG/Change UK
European Integration scale (1990s version): UKIP
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: Afraid
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: Angry
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: Confident
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: Disgusted
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: Happy
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: Hopeful
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: No Feelings
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: Proud
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: Relieved
Feeling about the prospect of No Deal: Uneasy
Feelings if offspring married someone who votes: Conservative
Feelings if offspring married someone who votes: Labour
Feelings if offspring married someone who votes: Leave
Feelings if offspring married someone who votes: Remain
Feelings if offspring married someone who votes: UKIP
For those with high incomes, taxes are...
For those with low incomes, taxes are...
For those with middle incomes, taxes are...
Gender
General economic retrospective evaluation: country
General Election turnout 2015 (earliest recorded)
General Election turnout 2017 (earliest recorded)
General Election vote 2015 (earliest recorded)
General Election vote 2017 (earliest recorded)
General election vote intention (including TIG)
General election vote intention (recalled vote in post-election waves)
Good or bad for Britain: Allowing the free movement of workers within Europe
Good or bad for Britain: Europe-wide rules for worker protection
Good or bad for Britain: Free trade with Europe
Government should spend money: Health
Government should spend money: Pensions
Government should spend money: Unemployment benefits
Green Party united or divided
Green: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Gross household income
Gross personal income
Group equality should not be our primary goal.
Groups at the bottom are just as deserving as groups at the top.
Have you ever attended a University or other higher education institution?
Have you worked in a paid job in the past?
Highest Qualification
How closely do Labour look after Atheists?
How closely do Labour look after Christians?
How closely do Labour look after Jews?
How closely do Labour look after Muslims?
How closely do the Conservatives look after Atheists?
How closely do the Conservatives look after Christians?
How closely do the Conservatives look after Jews?
How closely do the Conservatives look after Muslims?
How closely do TIG look after Atheists?
How closely do TIG look after Christians?
How closely do TIG look after Jews?
How closely do TIG look after Muslims?
How fairly was the EU referendum conducted?
How important is your religion to you?
How is the UK Government handling the process of leaving the EU?
How many employees did your parent have?
How many of the people in your household are under 18?
How many people did you employ at the place you worked?
How many people do you employ at the place you work?
How much impact leaving the EU have on Britain
How much impact leaving the EU have on you
How much in common with people who want to leave
How much in common with people who want to remain
How should an MP vote if their opinion differs to that of their constituents?
How should an MP vote if their opinion differs to that of their party?
How well do you think the process of leaving the EU is going?
How well would Labour handle leaving the EU?
I feel proud to be British
Immigration bad or good for economy
Immigration enriches or undermines cultural life
Immigration levels getting higher or lower
In favour of a second EU referendum?
Integrity: Corbyn
Integrity: May
Interview Start Time
Is the deal negotiated by the UK Govt with the EU good/bad?
It doesn't matter which political party is in power
It is every citizen's duty to vote in an election
It is often difficult for me to understand what is going on in government and po
It is unjust to try to make groups equal.
It takes too much time and effort to be active in politics and public affairs
Labour united or divided
Labour: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Leaving with no deal good/bad for Britain: over next 10 years?
Leaving with no deal good/bad for Britain: over next six months?
Left-right scale
Left-right value: Big business takes advantage of ordinary poeple Waves 14-15
Left-right value: Government should redistribute incomes Waves 14-15
Left-right value: Management always try to get the better of employees Waves 14
Left-right value: Ordinary working people do not get their fair share Waves 14-
Left-right value: There is one law for the rich and one for the poor Waves 14-1
Left/right position: Conservative
Left/right position: Greens
Left/right position: Labour
Left/right position: Lib Dems
Left/right position: Plaid Cymru
Left/right position: Self
Left/right position: SNP
Left/right position: TIG/Change UK
Left/right position: UKIP
Lib Dems favour a system of proportional representation for Westminster
Lib Dems: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Lib-Auth value: Censoring necessary to uphold moral standards Waves 14-15
Lib-Auth value: For some crimes, death penalty most appropriate sentence Waves
Lib-Auth value: Lawbreakers should be given stiffer sentences Waves 14-15
Lib-Auth value: Schools should teach children to obey authority Waves 14-15
Lib-Auth value: Young people today don't respect traditional British values Wav
Liberal Democrats united or divided
Like/dislike Anna Soubry
Like/dislike Brexit Party
Like/dislike Chuka Umunna
Like/dislike DUP
Like/dislike Jacob Rees-Mogg
Like/dislike Jonathan Bartley
Like/dislike Luciana Berger
Like/dislike Siân Berry
Like/dislike TIG/Change UK
Like/dislike: Adam Price
Like/dislike: Boris Johnson
Like/dislike: Conservatives
Like/dislike: Gerard Batten
Like/dislike: Green Party
Like/dislike: Jeremy Corbyn
Like/dislike: Labour
Like/dislike: Liberal Democrats
Like/dislike: Nigel Farage
Like/dislike: Plaid Cymru
Like/dislike: Salmond
Like/dislike: Scottish National Party
Like/dislike: Sturgeon
Like/dislike: Theresa May
Like/dislike: United Kingdom Independence Party
Like/dislike: Vince Cable
Likelihood to vote in general election
Most people I know will vote to remain in the European Union
MPs from different parties are on parliamentary committees.
Never went to private school
NHS doing better or worse
No deal expectation: Britain able to make own trade deals
No deal expectation: Britain control EU immigration
No deal expectation: Britain still follow EU rules/regulations
No deal expectation: British firms keep access to EU markets
No deal expectation: NI-Ire border remains open
No deal expectation: NI-UK border remains open
No deal expectations: None of these
No one group should dominate in society.
No-one may stand for parliament unless they pay a deposit.
Number of people in household
Only taxpayers are allowed to vote in a general election.
Opinion on necessity of deficit reduction in next 3 years
Parliament should cancel Brexit without a second referendum
Party ID (including TIG)
Party ID if no party to first ID question
Party ID squeeze (including TIG)
Party ID strength (including TIG)
Party identification
People too easily offended | Need to change the way people talk
Perceived difference between Conservative and Labour parties
Personal economic retrospective evaluation: household
Plaid Cymru united or divided
Plaid Cymru: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Politicians don't care what people like me think
Polling stations close at 10.00pm on election day.
Populism: compromise in politics really selling out principles
Populism: elected officials talk too much and take too little action
Populism: people, not politicians, should make most important policy decisions
Populism: politicians in UK Parliament should follow will of the people
Populism: rather be represented by citizen than specialised politician
Possible for a deal that allows access to EU markets + open border NI and UK
Possible for a deal that allows UK make trade deals + access to EU markets
Possible for a deal that allows UK make trade deals + control EU immigration
Possible for deal that allows access to EU markets + control EU immigration
Possible for deal that allows UK control EU immigration + open border NI and UK
Possible for deal that allows UK make trade deals + open border NI and UK
Post-Brexit, British businesses have same level of access to European markets?
Potential referendum choice: government's deal or no deal?
Potential referendum choice: remain or government's deal?
Potential referendum choice: remain or no deal?
Probability of voting for Brexit Party
Probability of voting for Conservatives
Probability of voting for Green party
Probability of voting for Labour
Probability of voting for Liberal Democrats
Probability of voting for Plaid Cymru
Probability of voting for Scottish National Party
Probability of voting for TIG/Change UK
Probability of voting for UKIP
Rather trust wisdom of ordinary people than experts
Redistribution scale: Conservatives
Redistribution scale: Greens
Redistribution scale: Labour
Redistribution scale: Liberal Democrats
Redistribution scale: Plaid Cymru
Redistribution scale: Self
Redistribution scale: SNP
Redistribution scale: TIG/Change UK
Redistribution scale: UKIP
Reduce deficit by taxation/spending cuts
Referendums are a good way to make important political decisions
Region
Respondent belonging to any religion?
Respondent's self-selected ethnicity
Respondent's work status
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Conservative MPs
Responsible for process of leaving EU: DUP
Responsible for process of leaving EU: EU
Responsible for process of leaving EU: JeremyCorbyn
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Labour MPs
Responsible for process of leaving EU: None
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Other
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Parliament
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Theresa May
Satisfaction with English democracy
Satisfaction with Scottish democracy
Satisfaction with UK democracy
Satisfaction with Welsh democracy
Scotland Q only: Approve: Scottish government
Scotland Q only: Economic situation under independence
Scotland Q only: I would be better off if Scotland independent
Scotland Q only: Independence referendum vote intention
Scotland Q only: Scotland would retain EU membership under independence
Scotland Q only: Scottish identity scale
Scotland Q only: Vote intention for Scottish Parliament | constituency
ScotRef Identification
ScotRefID: Criticism of my side feels like a personal insult
ScotRefID: Feel connected when meeting supporters of same side
ScotRefID: interested in what other people think
ScotRefID: Lot in common with supporters of my side
ScotRefID: Praise of my side makes me feel good
ScotRefID: say we instead of they
Scottish Constituency Vote 2011
Scottish Constituency Vote 2016
Scottish referendum turnout (earliest recorded)
Scottish referendum vote (earliest recorded)
Scottish Regional Vote 2011
Scottish Regional Vote 2016
Scottishness: Conservatives
Scottishness: Greens
Scottishness: Labour
Scottishness: Liberal Democrats
Scottishness: SNP
Self: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Should there be another Scottish independence referendum within 10 years
Single market access requires: accepting EU regulations
Single market access requires: accepting free movement
Single market access requires: continue paying EU
Single market access requires: none of these
SNP united or divided
SNP: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Social Grade
Some groups of people are simply inferior to other groups.
Strength of identification with EU referendum side
Strength of party identification
Subjective social class
Tax-spend tradeoff: Conservatives
Tax-spend tradeoff: Labour
Tax-spend tradeoff: Self
There will be times when you don't have enough money to cover your day to day li
Thinking about the outcomes of general elections, which of these statements is m
TIG/Change UK united or divided
TIG/Change UK: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Time follows politics in newspapers (including online)
Time follows politics on the internet (not including newspapers)
Time follows politics on the radio
Time follows politics on TV
Trust MPs in general
UK Parl knowledge: Number of MPs in Parliament about 100?
UKIP united or divided
UKIP: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Understands the important political issues facing our country
Vote intention in referendum on EU membership
Wales Q only: Approve: Welsh government
Wales Q only: Vote intention for Welsh Assembly | constituency
Wales Q only: Vote intention for Welsh Assembly | regional or party list
Wales Q only: Welsh identity scale
Warmth 0-100: Christians
Warmth 0-100: Jews
Warmth 0-100: Muslims
Warmth 0-100: non-religious people
We should do what we can to equalize conditions for different groups.
We should work to give all groups an equal chance to succeed.
Weight variable for the GB sample as a whole (Everyone who took wave 2)
Welsh Constituency Vote 2016
Welsh Greens
Welsh Regional Vote 2016
Welshness: Plaid Cymru
Welshness: Welsh Conservatives
Welshness: Welsh Labour
Welshness: Welsh Liberal Democrats
Went to private primary/middle school
Went to private secondary school
Were you an employee or self-employed/an independent contractor?
What is the highest educational or work-related qualification you have?
What is your current marital or relationship status?
What subject did you most recently study at University?
What subject do you currently study at University?
Which daily newspaper do you read most often?
Which daily newspaper do you read most often?
Which of the following best describes your sexuality?
Which party are you a member of?
Which party were you most recently a member of?
White supremacist: Allowed to give interviews on TV
White supremacist: Allowed to make speech in your community?
White supremacist: Allowed to stand for election
White supremacist: Allowed to teach 15 year olds in schools
Working status
Would successfully reduce immigration: Conservative
Would successfully reduce immigration: Green Party
Would successfully reduce immigration: Labour
Would successfully reduce immigration: Liberal Democrat
Would successfully reduce immigration: None of these
Would successfully reduce immigration: Plaid Cymru
Would successfully reduce immigration: Scottish National Party (SNP)
Would successfully reduce immigration: United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
You will be out of a job and looking for work

Additional information

Study team: Fieldhouse, E., J. Green., G. Evans., H. Schmitt, C. van der Eijk, J. Mellon & C. Prosser
Spatial coverage: GB
Date published: 2019-07-04
Last modified: 2024-03-22
Publisher: British Election Study
Identifier: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/wave-15-of-the-2014-2019-british-election-study-internet-panel/
URL: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/wave-15-of-the-2014-2019-british-election-study-internet-panel/
Temporal coverage: 2019-03-12/2019-03-29