ID
Interview Start Time
Interview End Time
New Weight Wave 16
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
Party Identification ANES Q
Party Identification CSES Q
Party Identification BSA Q
Party Identification 4pt: Party you feel closest to?
Party Identification 5pt: Party you are attached to?
Most Important Issue
MII manual coding
MII (manually-coded/collapsed)
Dimension of MII
Best party on most important issue
Fresh Sample Indicator Wave 16
Respondent is a UK citizen
Respondent is an EU citizen
Respondent is a commonwealth citizen
Respondent is a citizen of another country
Attention to Politics
When I speak about this party, I usually say "we" instead of "they".
I am interested in what other people think about this party.
When people criticize this party, it feels like a personal insult.
I have a lot in common with other supporters of this party.
If this party does badly in opinion polls, my day is ruined.
When I meet someone who supports this party, I feel connected with this person.
When I speak about this party, I refer to them as "my party".
When people praise this party, it makes me feel good.
Like/dislike: Theresa May
Like/dislike: Jeremy Corbyn
Like/dislike: Vince Cable
Like/dislike: Nicola Sturgeon
Like/dislike: Adam Price
Like/dislike: Gerard Batten
Like/dislike: Nigel Farage
Like/dislike: Heidi Allen
Like/dislike: Jonathan Bartley
Like/dislike: Siân Berry
Recall of European election turnout
European election vote intention (recalled vote in post-election wave)
European election non voter: Which party would you have probably voted for?
Vote method Europe: Voted by post
Vote method Europe: Visited polling station on my own
Vote method Europe: Visited polling station with another person who voted
Vote method Europe: Visited polling station with another person who did NOT vot
Reported turnout in local elections 2019
Vote intention: Local Elections
Bedford Mayoral Election: First Choice
Bedford Mayoral Election: Second Choice
Copeland Mayoral Election: First Choice
Copeland Mayoral Election: Second Choice
Leicester Mayoral Election: First Choice
Leicester Mayoral Election: Second Choice
Mansfield Mayoral Election: First Choice
Mansfield Mayoral Election: Second Choice
Middlesbrough Mayoral Election: First Choice
Middlesbrough Mayoral Election: Second Choice
North Of Tyne Mayoral Election: First Choice
North Of Tyne Mayoral Election: Second Choice
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
Other party contacted you in last 4 weeks
Change UK - The Independent Group
Brexit Party contacted you in last 4 weeks
Green Party 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 social media
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 social media
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 social media
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 social media
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 social media
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 social media
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
TIG/Change UK contacted by telephone
TIG/Change UK contacted by letter/leaflet
TIG/Change UK visited home
TIG/Change UK contacted in street
TIG/Change UK contacted by email
TIG/Change UK contacted by social media
TIG/Change UK contacted in other ways
Brexit Party contacted by telephone
Brexit Party contacted by letter/leaflet
Brexit Party visited home
Brexit Party contacted in street
Brexit Party contacted by email
Brexit Party contacted by social media
Brexit 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 social media
Other party contacted in other ways
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
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
Like/dislike: Brexit Party
Like/dislike: TIG/Change UK
Approve: UK government
Scotland Q only: Approve: Scottish government
Wales Q only: Approve: Welsh government
Difference between Conservative and Labour parties
European Integration scale (1990s version): self
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
European Integration scale (1990s version): TIG/Change UK
European Integration scale (1990s version): Brexit Party
European Integration scale (1990s version): Theresa May
European Integration scale (1990s version): Jeremy Corbyn
Any regrets about how you voted in the EU referendum?
In favour of a second EU referendum?
If there was another referendum on EU membership, how do you think you would vo
Potential referendum choice: government's deal or no deal?
Potential referendum choice: remain or government's deal?
Potential referendum choice: remain or no deal?
After leaving the EU, how much control will Britain have over immigration?
How is the UK Government handling the process of leaving the EU?
How well would Labour handle leaving the EU?
Brexit priority: access to single market versus controlling immigration
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
Effect of leaving EU on: Scottish economic situation
Effects of leaving EU on: Welsh economic situation
Effects of leaving EU on: big businesses leaving UK
Effects of leaving EU on: Scotland leaving the UK
After Leave: The UK parliament will have more power
Is the deal negotiated by the UK Govt with the EU good/bad?
How well do you think the process of leaving the EU is going?
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Theresa May
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Conservative MPs
Responsible for process of leaving EU: JeremyCorbyn
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Labour MPs
Responsible for process of leaving EU: DUP
Responsible for process of leaving EU: EU
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Parliament
Responsible for process of leaving EU: Other
Responsible for process of leaving EU: None
Leaving with no deal good/bad for Britain: over next six months?
Leaving with no deal good/bad for Britain: over next 10 years?
Does your local MP support or oppose Brexit?
Deal priority: Keeping access to EU markets for British firms
Deal priority: Keeping open border between NI and UK
Deal priority: Keeping open border between NI and Ireland
Deal priority: Allowing Britain to make trade deals with other countries
Deal priority: Not having to follow EU rules/regulations
Allowing Britain to control immigration from the EU
How much does the UK Govt's deal honour the result of the EU referendum?
Support/oppose UK staying in a customs union if UK leaves the EU
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: TIG/Change UK
Left/right position: Brexit Party/Reform UK
Satisfaction with UK democracy
Satisfaction with Scottish democracy
Satisfaction with Welsh democracy
Satisfaction with English democracy
Economic growth/Protecting the environment scale
Immigration bad or good for economy
Immigration enriches or undermines cultural life
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
TIG/Change UK: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Brexit Party: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Achieve Reduce Immig: Conservatives
Achieve Reduce Immig: Labour
Achieve Reduce Immig: Liberal Democrats
Achieve Reduce Immig: SNP
Achieve Reduce Immig: Plaid
Achieve Reduce Immig: UKIP
Achieve Reduce Immig: Greens
Achieve Reduce Immig: TIG/ChangeUK
Achieve Reduce Immig: Brexit Party
Achieve Reduce Immig: None
Redistribution scale: Self
Redistribution scale: Conservatives
Redistribution scale: Labour
Redistribution scale: Liberal Democrats
Redistribution scale: UKIP
Redistribution scale: SNP
Redistribution scale: Plaid Cymru
Redistribution scale: Green Party
Redistribution scale: TIG/Change UK
Redistribution scale: Brexit Party
Rather trust wisdom of ordinary people than experts
Understands the important political issues facing our country
It takes too much time and effort to be active in politics
It is difficult to understand what happens in gov and politics
Politicians don't care what people like me think
It doesn't matter which political party is in power
Should there be another Scottish independence referendum within 10 years
Scotland Q only: Independence referendum vote intention
Preferred seat distribution: majority or proportional
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
TIG/Change UK united or divided
Brexit Party united or divided
Referendums are a good way to make important political decisions
Best way to run country: strong leader, ignore parliament/elections
Britain should leave the EU because that is what people voted for
Parliament should cancel Brexit without a second referendum
I feel proud to be British
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: Feel connected when meeting supporters of same side
EU ID: Praise of my side makes me feel good
Strength of identification with EU referendum side
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
Are you a member or registered supporter of any political party?
Which party are you a registered supporter of?
Which party are you a member of?
Left-right value: Government should redistribute incomes
Left-right value: Big business takes advantage of ordinary people
Left-right value: Ordinary working people do not get their fair share
Left-right value: There is one law for the rich and one for the poor
Left-right value: Management will always try to get the better of employees
Lib-Auth value: Young people today don't respect traditional British values
Lib-Auth value: For some crimes, death penalty most appropriate sentence
Lib-Auth value: Schools should teach children to obey authority
Lib-Auth value: Censoring films/magazines necessary to uphold moral standards
Lib-Auth value: Lawbreakers should be given stiffer sentences
MPs look after Constituency interests
Gone too far: equal opportunities for ethnic minorities
Gone too far: equal opportunities for women
Gone too far: equal opportunities for gays and lesbians
British identity scale
Scotland Q only: Scottish identity scale
Wales Q only: Welsh identity scale
English identity scale
European identity scale
View on abortion if strong chance of serious defect in baby
View on abortion if family has very low income and cannot afford more children
How well does the job you chose previously describe what you do/did?
How likely robots/computers will do much of current human work in 30 years?
Automation effects: Yourself
Automation effects: Country
Climate change beliefs
Local economic situation: now
Local economic situation: 15-20 yrs ago
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: Yourself
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: Conservatives
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: Labour
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: Liberal Democrats
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: SNP
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: Plaid Cymru
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: UKIP
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: Greens
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: TIG/Change UK
No Deal/Cancel Brexit scale: Brexit Party
Customs union knowledge: No customs duties paid on goods between members?
Customs union knowledge: Membership of CU requires free movement of people
Customs union knowledge: CU members all charge same tariffs for non-EU imports
Customs union knowledge: Countries restricted in making trade deals outside CU
Trust MPs in general
Trust own MP
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Conservatives
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Labour
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Lib Dems
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: UKIP
How likely to win in constituency: TIG/Change UK
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Brexit Party
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Green Party
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: SNP
Likelihood Win Local Constituency in GE: Plaid Cymru
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
Probability of voting for TIG/Change UK
Probability of voting for Brexit Party
What subject did you most recently study at University?
What subject do you currently study at University?
Subjective social class
EU Knowledge: Are there 15 member states?
EU Knowledge: Switzerland a member?
EU Knowledge: ECHR only has jurisdiction over EU members
EU Knowledge: Same number of representatives elected to European Parl per membe
Which daily newspaper do you read most often?
Left-right scale
Authoritarian/libertarianism scale
Was your parent an employee or self-employed?
Did your parent supervise the work of any other people?
How many people worked for your parent's employer?
Did your parent have employees?
How many employees did your parent have?
Parent's highest level of education
Parent's education level
Respondent was under 18 at time of wave 16
Press Association Constituency ID
Country
Gender
Age
Age group
Government office region
Parliamentary Constituency
Parliamentary Constituency ONS code
Local authority / District / Unitary Authority routed from postcode.
Local Authority ONS code
Education qualification (highest attained)
Which of these applies to you?
How many of the people in your household are under 18?
Gross household income
Do you own or rent the home in which you live?
Gross personal income
How many people, including yourself, are there in your household? Please includ
What is your current marital or relationship status?
What kind of organisation do you work for?
Social Grade
Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disabilit
Which of the following best describes your sexuality?
Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion, and if so, to w
Age completed formal education
Respondent parent/guardian?
Country of birth
To which of these groups do you consider you belong?
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)