ID
Interview Start Time
Interview End Time
New Weight Wave 8
daily weight
Likelihood to vote in general election
General election vote intention (recalled vote in post-election waves)
Strength of party identification
Party identification
Party ID if no party to first ID question
Perceived EU referendum vote of other party identifiers
Response date
Respondent is a UK citizen
Respondent is an EU citizen
Respondent is a commonwealth citizen
Respondent is a citizen of another country
Most Important Issue
Best party on most important issue
Applied for postal vote
And have you already voted (by post)?
EU Referendum postal vote retro
Likelihood to vote in EU referendum
Vote intention in referendum on EU membership
EU Referendum vote intention (squeezed)
Not certain at all | Completely certain
Interest in EU referendum
How likely do you think it is that the UK will vote to leave the EU?
If the UK votes to leave the EU, will there be a second referendum?
Most imporantant issue when deciding EU referendum vote
British identity scale
Scotland Q only: Scottish identity scale
Wales Q only: Welsh identity scale
English identity scale
European identity scale
Attention to Politics
Like/dislike: David Cameron
Like/dislike: Jeremy Corbyn
Like/dislike: Tim Farron
Like/dislike: Nicola Sturgeon
Like/dislike: Leanne Wood
Like/dislike: Nigel Farage
Like/dislike: Bennett
Like/dislike: Boris Johnson
Like/dislike: Michael Gove
Like/dislike: George Osborne
Like/dislike: Alan Johnson
Best Prime Minister
Like/dislike: Conservatives
Like/dislike: Labour
Like/dislike: Liberal Democrats
Like/dislike: Scottish National Party
Like/dislike: Plaid Cymru
Like/dislike: United Kingdom Independence Party
Like/dislike: Green Party
Economy doing better or worse
NHS doing better or worse
Education doing better or worse
Cost of Living getting higher or lower
Immigration levels getting higher or lower
Crime levels getting higher or lower
Reported turnout in local elections 2016
Vote intention: Local Elections
Welsh Assembly election turnout recall
Wales Q only: Vote intention for Welsh Assembly | constituency
Wales Q only: Vote intention for Welsh Assembly | regional or party list
Scottish Parliament election turnout recall
Scotland Q only: Vote intention for Scottish Parliament | constituency
Scottish regional vote
Recalled turnout in PCC elections
Police and Crime Commissioner first choice vote (intention)
Police and Crime Commissioner second choice vote (intention)
Likelihood of turnout: London Assembly+Mayoral elections
London Mayor: first choice (post)
London Mayor: second choice (post)
In the London Assembly Election you received two ballots papers: a constituency
Assembly wide vote (post)
European Integration scale (1990s version): self
Certainty about own position on EU
European Integration scale (1990s version): Conservatives
European Integration scale (1990s version): Labour
European Integration scale (1990s version): Liberal Democrats
European Integration scale (1990s version): SNP
European Integration scale (1990s version): Plaid Cymru
European Integration scale (1990s version): UKIP
European Integration scale (1990s version): Greens
Certainty about Conservatives' position on EU
Certainty about Labour's position on EU
Certainty about Liberal Democrats' position on EU
Certainty about SNP's position on EU
Certainty about Plaid Cymru's position on EU
Certainty about UKIP's position on EU
Certainty about Green's position on EU
Understands the important political issues facing our country
Politicians don't care what people like me think
Britain should continue to have a monarchy
I understand the important issues at stake in the EU referendum
How much impact leaving the EU have on you
How much impact leaving the EU have on Britain
If Britain remains: Government negotiations produce better/worse deal?
When should immigrants have same access to benefits and services
Should EU citizens be able to claim child-benefit for children not in the UK
EU immigrants get more in benefits and services than they pay in taxes?
Good or bad for Britain: Free trade with Europe
Good or bad for Britain: Europe-wide rules for worker protection
Good or bad for Britain: A Common European Agricultural Policy
Good or bad for Britain: Allowing the free movement of workers within Europe
Good or bad for Britain: Joining a single European currency
Effects of leaving EU on: unemployment
Effects of leaving EU on: international trade
Effects of leaving EU on: immigration to the UK
Effects of leaving EU on: risk of terrorism
Effects of leaving EU on: Britain's influence in the world
Effects of leaving EU on: working conditions for British workers
Effects of leaving EU on: general economic situation in the UK
Effects of leaving EU on: my personal financial situation
Effects of leaving EU on: NHS
Effects of leaving EU on: big businesses leaving UK
Effects of leaving EU on: Scotland leaving the UK
Sure about what would happen if UK leaves the EU
Sure about what would happen if UK remains in the EU
Business and industry supports referendum side
Trade Unions support referendum side
Labour MPs supports referendum side
Conservative MPs supports referendum side
Lib Dem MPs supports referendum side
SNP MPs supports referendum side
Plaid MPs supports referendum side
Parliament supports referendum side
Cabinet supports referendum side
France gets fair share of EU spending
Britain gets fair share of EU spending
Germany gets fair share of EU spending
EU: prevented war
EU: made Britain more propserous
EU: Brought people from different EU countries closer together
EU: undermined powers of UK parliament
EU: created more red tape for business
EU: Allowed too many countries to join
If remain: EU will have more powers over UK
EU better/worse if Turkey joins?
The British Parliament should be able to override all EU laws
Some laws are better made at the European level
European courts should be able to make decisions on British human rights cases
Most people I know will vote to remain in the European Union
Being an EU member undermines Britain's distinctive identity
How much in common with people who want to leave
How much in common with people who want to remain
Time follows politics on TV
Time follows politics in newspapers (including online)
Time follows politics on the radio
Time follows politics on the internet (not including newspapers)
Time follows politics talking to other people
Heard about EU from: TV
Heard about EU from: Newspaper (including online)
Heard about EU from: Radio
Heard about EU from: Internet (not including online newspapers)
Heard about EU from: Talking to other people
Heard about EU from: None of these
Days respondent discusses politics
Received and read the government's EU leaflet
Contacted by any political parties/campaigns in last 4 weeks?
Conservatives contacted you in last 4 weeks
Labour contacted you in last 4 weeks
Lib Dems contacted you in last 4 weeks
SNP contacted you in last 4 weeks
Plaid Cymru contacted you in last 4 weeks
UKIP contacted you in last 4 weeks
Green Party Contacted you in last 4 weeks
Other party contacted you in last 4 weeks
Stronger in contacted you in last 4 weeks
Vote leave contacted you in last 4 weeks
Other leave campaign contacted you in last 4 weeks
Other remain campaign contacted you in last 4 weeks
None of these parties contacted you in last 4 weeks
Conservatives contacted by telephone
Conservatives contacted by letter/leaflet
Conservatives visited home
Conservatives contacted in street
Conservatives contacted by email
Conservatives contacted by SMS
Conservatives contacted in other ways
Labour contacted by telephone
Labour contacted by letter/leaflet
Labour visited home
Labour contacted in street
Labour contacted by email
Labour contacted by SMS
Labour contacted in other ways
Lib Dems contacted by telephone
Lib Dems contacted by letter/leaflet
Lib Dems visited home
Lib Dems contacted in street
Lib Dems contacted by email
Lib Dems contacted by SMS
Lib Dems contacted in other ways
SNP contacted by telephone
SNP contacted by letter/leaflet
SNP visited home
SNP contacted in street
SNP contacted by email
SNP contacted by SMS
SNP contacted in other ways
Plaid Cymru contacted by telephone
Plaid Cymru contacted by letter/leaflet
Plaid Cymru visited home
Plaid Cymru contacted in street
Plaid Cymru contacted by email
Plaid Cymru contacted by SMS
Plaid Cymru contacted in other ways
UKIP contacted by telephone
UKIP contacted by letter/leaflet
UKIP visited home
UKIP contacted in street
UKIP contacted by email
UKIP contacted by SMS
UKIP contacted in other ways
Green Party contacted by telephone
Green Party contacted by letter/leaflet
Green Party visited home
Green Party contacted in street
Green Party contacted by email
Green Party contacted by SMS
Green Party contacted in other ways
Other party contacted by telephone
Other party contacted by letter/leaflet
Other party visited home
Other party contacted in street
Other party contacted by email
Other party contacted by SMS
Other party contacted in other ways
Conservatives contacted about remaining in the EU
Labour contacted about remaining in the EU
Lib Dems contacted about remaining in the EU
SNP contacted about remaining in the EU
Plaid Cymru contacted about remaining in the EU
UKIP contacted about remaining in the EU
Green party contacted about remaining in the EU
Other party contacted about remaining in the EU
None of these contacted about remaining in the EU
Don't know if any of these contacted about remaining in the EU
Conservatives contacted about leaving the EU
Labour contacted about leaving the EU
Lib Dems contacted about leaving the EU
SNP contacted about leaving the EU
Plaid Cymru contacted about leaving the EU
UKIP contacted about leaving the EU
Green party contacted about leaving the EU
Other party contacted about leaving the EU
None of these parties contacted me about leaving the EU
Don't know if any of these contacted about leaving the EU
leave campaign focused more on fear or hope
Remain campaign focused more on fear or hope
Remain focused on upsides of remaining or downsides of leaving
Leave focused on upsides of leaving or downsides of remaining
Leave campaign provided clear information on why Britain should leave the EU
Remain campaign provided clear information on why Britain should remain in EU
Immigrants are a burden on the welfare state
The party I support shouldn't compromise on its values just to get more votes
Parties are more likely to win elections when they stick to their principles
After leaving the EU, how much control will Britain have over immigration?
Satisfaction with UK democracy
Satisfaction with Scottish democracy
Satisfaction with Welsh democracy
Satisfaction with English democracy
Satisfaction with EU democracy
Generally speaking, how willing are you to take risks?
Immigration bad or good for economy
Immigration enriches or undermines cultural life
Immigration types: Allow fewer/more asylum seekers into Britain
Immigration types: Allow fewer/more workers from EU into Britain
Immigration types: Allow fewer/more workers from non-EU into Britain
Immigration types: Allow fewer/more foreign students into Britain
Immigration types: Allow fewer/more families of residents into Britain
Self: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Conservatives: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Labour: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Lib Dems: Allow more or fewer immigrants
SNP: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Plaid Cymru: Allow more or fewer immigrants
UKIP: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Green: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Is your name on the electoral register?
Reason not reg: I'm not entitled to vote
Reason not reg: I got left off by mistake
Reason not reg: I didn't know how to register
Reason not reg: I didn't want other people to know details
Reason not reg: I'm not interested in elections
Reason not reg: Never received the application form
Reason not reg: I have recently moved
Reason not reg: I just couldn't be bothered
Reason not reg: None of these reasons
Reason not reg: Don't know
Satisfaction with the current system of registration
Conservatives united or divided
Labour united or divided
Liberal Democrats united or divided
SNP united or divided
Plaid Cymru united or divided
UKIP united or divided
Green Party united or divided
EU Knowledge: Are there 15 member states?
EU Knowledge: Switzerland a member?
EU Knowledge: Same number of representatives elected to European Parl per membe
EU Knowledge: Croatia a member?
EU Knowledge: EU spends more on agriculture than anything else?
EU Knowledge: ECHR only has jurisdiction over EU members
Left/right position: Self
Left/right position: Conservative
Left/right position: Labour
Left/right position: Lib Dems
Left/right position: UKIP
Left/right position: SNP
Left/right position: Plaid Cymru
Left/right position: Greens
Left/right position: Cameron
Left/right position: Corbyn
Most Important TV Shows for Politics/Election
Most Important Radio Shows for Politics/Election
Most Important Newspapers for Politics/Election
Most Important Internet Sources for Politics/Election
Participation: work on behalf of party/campaign/action group
Participation: Given money to party/organization/cause
Participation: Displayed referendum campaign poster
Participation: Listened to or watched referendum campaign broadcast
Participation: Read campaign leaflet/letter/text/email
Participation: Tried to persuade someone which way to vote
Are you left or right handed?
Economic optimism indicator: good time to buy big household items
Risk of poverty: times when won't have enough money
Risk of unemployment
Personal economic retrospective evaluation: household
General economic retrospective evaluation: country
Are Remain voters more Conservative or Labour?
Are Leave voters more UKIP or Conservative?
EU referendum identity
EU ID: say we instead of they
EU ID: interested in what other people think
EU ID: Criticism of my side feels like a personal insult
EU ID: Lot in common with supporters of my side
EU ID: Day ruined if side doing badly in polls
EU ID: Feel connected when meeting supporters of same side
EU ID: Praise of my side makes me feel good
Many times I feel that I have little influence over the things that happen to m
When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work.
I hate not knowing what the future holds
I strongly prefer to be certain about the outcome before making a decision
I hate uncertainty
Have you ever lived in a country other than the UK?
Lived in another EU country?
Lived in a country outside the EU?
Do you have any friends who were born in another EU country?
Were either of your parents born outside the United Kingdom?
Country of residence
Do you speak any language other than English to a conversational level?
Do you speak any language other than English or Welsh to a conversational level
Are you, or have you ever been, a member of any Political party?
Which party were you most recently a member of?
Which party are you a member of?
Rather trust wisdom of ordinary people than experts
It takes too much time and effort to be active in politics
It is difficult to understand what happens in gov and politics
It doesn't matter which political party is in power
It is every citizen's duty to vote in an election
Most people I know usually vote in general elections
Probability of voting for Conservatives
Probability of voting for Labour
Probability of voting for Liberal Democrats
Probability of voting for Scottish National Party
Probability of voting for Plaid Cymru
Probability of voting for UKIP
Probability of voting for Green party
Education qualification (highest attained)
Trust MPs in general
Saw/heard first 2016 EU Ref TV debate
Saw/heard second 2016 EU Ref TV debate
Saw/heard third 2016 EU Ref TV debate
Saw/heard fourth 2016 EU Ref TV debate
Saw/heard fifth 2016 EU Ref TV debate
Risk ladder: prefer guaranteed money or 50/50 draw for higher amount
EU Referendum vote intention (unqueezed)
EU Referendum vote intention (excluding postal votes)
Local authority / District / Unitary Authority routed from postcode.
Left-right value: Government should redistribute incomes Waves 7-9
Left-right value: Big business takes advantage of ordinary poeple Waves 7-9
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 value: Management always try to get the better of employees Waves 7-
Lib-Auth value: Young people today don't respect traditional British values Wav
Lib-Auth value: For some crimes, death penalty most appropriate sentence Waves
Lib-Auth value: Schools should teach children to obey authority Waves 7-9
Lib-Auth value: Censoring necessary to uphold moral standards Waves 7-9
Lib-Auth value: Lawbreakers should be given stiffer sentences Waves 7-9
Left-right scale
Authoritarian/libertarianism scale
Day of campaign respondent completed survey (wave 8)
Open-ended MIIEU responses
Most important issue (15 category version)
MII manual coding
Dimension of MII
MII (manually-coded/collapsed)
Main wage earner when you were 14?
ns-sec sub-categories
ns-sec analytic categories
Employed in creative and cultural industries
Employed in creative and cultural industries (excluding IT)
Employed in IT industry
O*Net Job Zone Occupation Code
Press Association Constituency ID
Country
Gender
Age
Age group
Government office region
Parliamentary Constituency
Which of these applies to you?
To which of these groups do you consider you belong?
Gross personal income
How many of the people in your household are under 18?
How many people, including yourself, are there in your household? Please includ
Gross household income
What kind of organisation do you work for?
Social Grade
Do you own or rent the home in which you live?
What is the highest educational or work-related qualification you have?
What is your current marital or relationship status?
Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disabilit
Which of the following best describes your sexuality?
Age completed formal education
Which daily newspaper do you read most often?
Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion, and if so, to w
Please select from the list the country / region where you were born. If you wo
Respondent parent/guardian?
2010 GE vote choice
2005 GE vote choice
2015 GE vote choice
2017 GE vote choice
2019 GE vote choice
2015 turnout (earliest recorded)
2017 GE turnout
2019 GE turnout
2011 Scottish Parl constituency vote
2011 Scottish Parl regional list vote
2016 Scottish Parl constituency vote
2016 Scottish Parl regional list vote
2016 Welsh Senedd constituency vote
2016 Welsh Senedd regional list vote
EU referendum vote (earliest recorded)
Scottish referendum vote (earliest recorded)
2010 GE turnout
2005 GE turnout
Scottish referendum turnout (earliest recorded)
Education level
Education level (with add. info)
EU referendum turnout (earliest recorded)