Wave 17 of the 2014-2023 British Election Study Internet Panel

November 2019 - November 2019
N = 34,366
Mode: Online survey

November 2019 (pre-2019 election) wave of the 2014-2023 British Election Study Internet Panel.

Fieldhouse, E., J. Green, G. Evans, J. Mellon & C. Prosser (2020) British Election Study Internet Panel Wave 17. DOI: 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
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 independent candidate
Any regrets about how you voted in the EU referendum?
Approve: UK government
Are you a member or registered supporter of any political party?
Are you a parent or guardian?
Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability
Attention to Politics
Authoritarian/libertarianism scale
Based Constituency Win Opinion: 2017 Results
Based Constituency Win Opinion: Internet
Based Constituency Win Opinion: Local Newspaper Coverage
Based Constituency Win Opinion: Local Results
Based Constituency Win Opinion: National Newspaper Coverage
Based Constituency Win Opinion: National Opinion Polls
Based Constituency Win Opinion: None
Based Constituency Win Opinion: Other
Based Constituency Win Opinion: Party Canvassers
Based Constituency Win Opinion: Party Leaflets
Based Constituency Win Opinion: Party Social Media
Based Constituency Win Opinion: Tactical Voting Websites
Based Constituency Win Opinion: Talking to Locals
Based Constituency Win Opinion: TV/Radio Coverage
Best party on most important issue
Best Prime Minister
Best way to run country: strong leader, ignore parliament/elections
Boris Johnson
Brexit
Brexit
Brexit
Brexit
Brexit
Brexit Party contacted by email
Brexit Party contacted by letter/leaflet
Brexit Party contacted by social media
Brexit Party contacted by telephone
Brexit Party contacted in other ways
Brexit Party contacted in street
Brexit Party contacted you in last 4 weeks
Brexit Party united or divided
Brexit Party visited home
Brexit Party's Brexit Preference
Brexit Party: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Brexit priority: access to single market versus controlling immigration
Britain should stop all government spending on overseas aid
British identity scale
Certainty of vote intention in general election
Church attendance
Climate change beliefs
Coalition governments are more effective than single party governments
Conservative's Brexit Preference
Conservatives contacted you in last 4 weeks
Conservatives united or divided
Conservatives: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Contacted by any political parties/campaigns in last 4 weeks?
Cost of Living getting higher or lower
Country
Country of Birth
Crime
Crime
Crime levels getting higher or lower
Days respondent discusses politics
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
Decided on General Election vote
Did you work on your own or did you have employees?
Do not trust at all| Trust a great deal
Do not trust at all| Trust a great deal
Do you own or rent the home in which you live?
Do you work on your own or do you have employees?
Does your local MP support or oppose Brexit?
Economic growth/Protecting environment scale: Brexit Party
Economic growth/Protecting environment scale: Conservatives
Economic growth/Protecting environment scale: Green
Economic growth/Protecting environment scale: Labour
Economic growth/Protecting environment scale: Lib Dems
Economic growth/Protecting environment scale: Plaid Cymru
Economic growth/Protecting environment scale: SNP
Economic growth/Protecting the environment scale
Economic optimism indicator: good time to buy big household items
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 referendum identity
EU referendum turnout (earliest recorded)
EU referendum vote (earliest recorded)
European identity scale
European Integration scale (1990s version): Brexit Party
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
Ever trade union member?
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 (recalled vote in post-election waves)
General election vote intention (squeezed)
General election vote intention (unsqueezed)
Green Party contacted by email
Green Party contacted by letter/leaflet
Green Party contacted by SMS
Green Party contacted by telephone
Green Party contacted in other ways
Green Party contacted in street
Green Party Contacted you in last 4 weeks
Green Party united or divided
Green Party visited home
Green's Brexit Preference
Green: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Gross household income
Gross personal income
Happy if NI becomes independent?
Happy if Wales becomes independent?
Have you ever attended a University or other higher education institution?
Highest Qualification
How happy/disappointed are you that UK voted to leave the EU
How is the UK Government handling the process of leaving the EU?
How likely to win in constituency: United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
How many employees did your parent have?
How many of the people in your household are under 18?
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 would Labour handle leaving the EU?
I feel proud to be British
Immigration
Immigration
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?
Income - gross household
Independent contacted by email
Independent contacted by leaflet/letter
Independent contacted by Social Media
Independent contacted by telephone
Independent contacted by visit to home
Independent contacted in other way
Independent contacted in street
Interest in General Election
Interview Start Time
Is the deal negotiated by the UK Govt with the EU good/bad?
Is your name on the electoral register?
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 takes too much time and effort to be active in politics and public affairs
Job chose in previous Q describes what you do?
Know Devolution Responsibility: Defence & Foreign Affairs
Know Devolution Responsibility: NHS
Know Devolution Responsibility: None of these
Know Devolution Responsibility: Police
Know Devolution Responsibility: Schools
Know Devolution Responsibility: Taxation
Know Devolution Responsibility: Welfare Benefits
Labour contacted you in last 4 weeks
Labour united or divided
Labour's Brexit Preference
Labour: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Left-right scale
Left-right value: Big business takes advantage of ordinary poeple Waves 7-9
Left-right value: Government should redistribute incomes Waves 7-9
Left-right value: Management will always try to get the better of employees
Left-right value: Ordinary working people do not get their fair share Waves 7-9
Left-right value: There is one law for the rich and one for the poor Waves 7-9
Left/right position: Brexit Party
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
Lib Dem's Brexit Preference
Lib Dems contacted you in last 4 weeks
Lib Dems: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Lib-Auth value: Censoring necessary to uphold moral standards Waves 7-9
Lib-Auth value: For some crimes, death penalty most appropriate sentence Waves
Liberal Democrats united or divided
Like/dislike Brexit Party
Like/dislike Jonathan Bartley
Like/dislike Siân Berry
Like/dislike: Adam Price
Like/dislike: Boris Johnson
Like/dislike: Conservatives
Like/dislike: Green Party
Like/dislike: Jeremy Corbyn
Like/dislike: Jo Swinson
Like/dislike: Labour
Like/dislike: Liberal Democrats
Like/dislike: Nigel Farage
Like/dislike: Plaid Cymru
Like/dislike: Scottish National Party
Like/dislike: Sturgeon
Like/dislike: United Kingdom Independence Party
Likelihood to vote in general election
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Brexit Party
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Conservatives
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Green Party
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Labour
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Lib Dems
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Plaid Cymru
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: SNP
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: UKIP
Likely to win majority: Brexit Party
Likely to win majority: Conservatives
Likely to win majority: Labour
Likely to win majority: Lib Dems
MPs from different parties are on parliamentary committees.
Never went to private school
NHS doing better or worse
No Chance at Being Part of Next UK Govt: Brexit
No Chance at Being Part of Next UK Govt: DUP
No chance at coalition: All parties have a chance
No chance at coalition: Conservatives
No chance at coalition: Green Party
No chance at coalition: Labour
No chance at coalition: Liberal Democrats
No chance at coalition: Plaid Cymru
No chance at coalition: Scottish National Party (SNP)
No-one may stand for parliament unless they pay a deposit.
None of these
None of these
None of these parties contacted you in last 4 weeks
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
Other party contacted you in last 4 weeks
Parliament should cancel Brexit without a second referendum
Party ID if no party to first ID question
Party identification
People should vote for the party they like, even if it will not win
People who break the law should be given stiffer sentences
Perceived difference between Conservative and Labour parties
Perceived Likelihood of Hung Parliament?
Personal economic retrospective evaluation: household
Plaid Cymru contacted you in last 4 weeks
Plaid Cymru united or divided
Plaid Cymru's Brexit Preference
Plaid Cymru: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Policy support: Abolish Private School
Policy support: Four day week
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
Potential referendum choice: remain or government's deal?
Potential referendum choice: remain or no deal?
Previously union member
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 UKIP
Proportion of people you discuss politics with that share your party choice
Rather trust wisdom of ordinary people than experts
Redistribution scale: Brexit Party
Redistribution scale: Conservatives
Redistribution scale: Greens
Redistribution scale: Labour
Redistribution scale: Liberal Democrats
Redistribution scale: Plaid Cymru
Redistribution scale: Self
Redistribution scale: SNP
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
Satisfaction with English democracy
Satisfaction with Scottish democracy
Satisfaction with UK democracy
Satisfaction with Welsh democracy
Schools should teach children to obey authority
Scotland Q only: Approve: Scottish government
Scotland Q only: Happy if Scotland becomes independent
Scotland Q only: Independence referendum vote intention
Scotland Q only: Scottish identity scale
Scotland Q only: Which institution should decide: Defence
Scotland Q only: Which institution should decide: NHS
Scotland Q only: Which institution should decide: Police
Scotland Q only: Which institution should decide: Schools
Scotland Q only: Which institution should decide: Tax
Scotland Q only: Which institution should decide: Welfare benefits
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
Self: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Should there be another Scottish independence referendum within 10 years
SNP contacted by email
SNP contacted by letter/leaflet
SNP contacted by social media
SNP contacted by telephone
SNP contacted in other ways
SNP contacted in street
SNP contacted you in last 4 weeks
SNP united or divided
SNP visited home
SNP's Brexit Preference
SNP: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Social Grade
Speaks Welsh?
Strength of party identification
Subjective social class
The economy
The economy
The environment
The environment
The environment
The environment
The environment
The NHS
The NHS
The UK uses proportional representation for general elections
There will be times when you don't have enough money to cover your day to day li
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
Trust own MP
UK Govt Responsible for Econ Change in Last 12 Months?
UK Parl knowledge: Number of MPs in Parliament about 100?
UKIP contacted you in last 4 weeks
Unacceptable next steps on Brexit: Cancel Brexit without a referendum
Unacceptable next steps on Brexit: Have a referendum on a deal
Unacceptable next steps on Brexit: Leave with a deal with no referendum
Unacceptable next steps on Brexit: Leave with no deal
Unacceptable next steps on Brexit: None of these are unacceptable
Understands the important political issues facing our country
Vote intention in referendum on EU membership
Voting for small parties is wasting a vote
Wales Q only: Approve: Welsh government
Wales Q only: Preferences for Welsh powers
Wales Q only: Welsh identity scale
Weight variable for the GB sample as a whole (Everyone who took wave 2)
Welsh Constituency Vote 2016
Welsh Regional Vote 2016
Went to private/fee paying primary or middle level school
Went to private/fee paying secondary school
What do you think Britain should do next about Brexit?
What is the highest educational or work-related qualification you have?
What is your current marital or relationship status?
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 are you a registered supporter of?
Who did your father vote for?
Who did your mother vote for?
Willing to Join Coalition with Conservatives: Brexit Party
Willing to Join Coalition with Conservatives: Greens
Willing to Join Coalition with Conservatives: Lib Dems
Willing to Join Coalition with Conservatives: Plaid
Willing to Join Coalition with Conservatives: SNP
Willing to Join Coalition with Labour: Brexit Party
Willing to Join Coalition with Labour: Greens
Willing to Join Coalition with Labour: Lib Dems
Willing to Join Coalition with Labour: Plaid
Willing to Join Coalition with Labour: SNP
Would economy be doing better/worse under Labour
Would NHS be doing better /worse under Labour
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)
You will be out of a job and looking for work
Young people today don't have enough respect for traditional British values

Additional information

Study team: Ed Fieldhouse, Jane Green, Geoff Evans, Jonathan Mellon and Christopher Prosser
Spatial coverage: GB
Date published: 2020-03-06
Last modified: 2024-03-22
Publisher: British Election Study
Identifier: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/wave-17-of-the-2014-2023-british-election-study-internet-panel/
URL: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/wave-17-of-the-2014-2023-british-election-study-internet-panel/
Temporal coverage: 2019-11-01/2019-11-12