Wave 2 of the 2014-2023 British Election Study Internet Panel

May 2014 - June 2014
N = 30,241
Mode: Online survey

The second 2014 wave of the 2014-2023 British Election Study Internet Panel (May-June 2014). Release Version 25.0.

Fieldhouse, E., J. Green., G. Evans., H. Schmitt, C. van der Eijk and J. Mellon (2014) British Election Study Internet Panel Wave 2. 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
2015 GE turnout
2015 GE vote choice
2017 GE turnout
2017 GE vote choice
2019 GE turnout
2019 GE vote choice
Age
Age completed formal education
Age group
Approval of EU decisions
Approve: UK government
Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability
Attention to Politics
Best party on most important issue
British identity scale
Business and industry supports referendum side
Certainty about Plaid Cymru's position on EU
Certainty about SNP's position on EU
Coalition governments are more effective than single party governments
Coalition governments are more in tune with the public
Conservatives contacted you in last 4 weeks
Conservatives united or divided
Contacted by any political parties/campaigns in last 4 weeks?
Cost of Living getting higher or lower
Country
Country of birth
Crime levels getting higher or lower
Did your parent have employees?
Did your parent supervise the work of any other people?
Differences in incomes between rich and poor larger or smaller
Dimension of MII
Do you own or rent the home in which you live?
Does England get fair share from Union?
Does Scotland get fair share from Union?
Does Wales get fair share from Union?
Economic optimism indicator: good time to buy big household items
Economy doing better or worse
Education doing better or worse
Education level
Employed in creative and cultural industries
Employed in creative and cultural industries (excluding IT)
Employed in IT industry
English identity scale
EU Referendum postal vote retro
EU referendum turnout (earliest recorded)
EU referendum vote (earliest recorded)
European election vote intention (recalled vote in post-election wave)
European Integration scale (1990s version): Conservatives
European Integration scale (1990s version): Greens
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): UKIP
European Integration scale (ESS version): Conservatives
European Integration scale (ESS version): Greens
European Integration scale (ESS version): Labour
European Integration scale (ESS version): Liberal Democrats
European Integration scale (ESS version): Plaid Cymru
European Integration scale (ESS version): self
European Integration scale (ESS version): SNP
European Integration scale (ESS version): UKIP
Expectation EU referendum will be conducted fairly/unfairly
Expected financial situation of your household (12 months)
Expected general economic situation in this country (12 months)
Gender
General economic retrospective evaluation: country
General election postal vote retro
General election vote intention (recalled vote in post-election waves)
Gone too far: cuts to local services in my area
Gone too far: cuts to NHS spending
Gone too far: cuts to public spending
Gone too far: measures to protect environment
Gone too far: private companies running public services
Good or bad for England if Scotland becomes independent
Good or bad for England if Scotland becomes independent
Green Party Contacted you in last 4 weeks
Gross household income
Gross personal income
How many employees did your parent have?
How many of the people in your household are under 18?
How many people worked for your parent's employer?
How well government handling cost of living
How well government handling crime
How well government handling economy
How well government handling education
How well government handling immigration
How well government handling NHS
How well Labour would handle cost of living
How well Labour would handle crime
How well Labour would handle education
How well labour would handle immigration
How well Labour would handle the economy
How well Labour would handle the NHS
I understand the important issues at stake in the EU referendum
Immigrants are a burden on the welfare state
Immigration bad or good for economy
Immigration enriches or undermines cultural life
Immigration levels getting higher or lower
Interview Start Time
Is your name on the electoral register?
It doesn't matter which political party is in power
It is difficult to understand what happens in gov and politics
It is every citizen's duty to vote in an election
It is more difficult to know who to blame when parties govern in coalition
It takes too much time and effort to be active in politics
Labour contacted you in last 4 weeks
Labour united or divided
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: UKIP
Lib Dems contacted you in last 4 weeks
Liberal Democrats united or divided
Like/dislike: British National Party (BNP)
Like/dislike: Conservatives
Like/dislike: David Cameron
Like/dislike: Ed Miliband
Like/dislike: Green Party
Like/dislike: Labour
Like/dislike: Liberal Democrats
Like/dislike: Nick Clegg
Like/dislike: Nigel Farage
Like/dislike: Plaid Cymru
Like/dislike: Salmond
Like/dislike: Scottish National Party
Like/dislike: United Kingdom Independence Party
Like/dislike: Wood
Likelihood to vote in general election
MII (manually-coded/collapsed)
MII manual coding
Most people I know usually vote in general elections
NHS doing better or worse
None of these asked respondent to vote
NS-SEC social class analytic categories
Number of people in household
O*Net Job Zone Occupation Code
Other party contacted you in last 4 weeks
Other person asked respondent to vote
Parent's education level
Parent's highest level of education
Parent's ns-sec analytic categories
Parent's ns-sec sub-categories
Parties cannot deliver on their promises when they govern in coalition
Partner asked respondent to vote
Party ID if no party to first ID question
Party identification
Personal economic retrospective evaluation: household
Plaid Cymru contacted you in last 4 weeks
Plaid Cymru united or divided
Politicians don't care what people like me think
Politicians only care about people with money
Preferences for English powers | English votes on English laws
Probability of voting for BNP
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
Recall of European election turnout
Recalled vote in European Elections (young person)
Redistribution scale: Conservatives
Redistribution scale: Green Party
Redistribution scale: Labour
Redistribution scale: Liberal Democrats
Redistribution scale: Plaid Cymru
Redistribution scale: Self
Redistribution scale: SNP
Redistribution scale: UKIP
Region
Reported turnout in 2014 local elections
Respondent belonging to any religion?
Respondent filled in registration form, or someone else
Respondent was under 18 at time of wave 8
Respondent's self-selected ethnicity
Respondent's work status
Responsible for cost of living: Conservatives in UK government
Responsible for cost of living: Last Labour government
Responsible for cost of living: Lib Dems in UK government
Responsible for cost of living: None
Responsible for cost of living: Scottish government
Responsible for cost of living: Welsh government
Responsible for crime: Conservatives in UK government
Responsible for crime: Last Labour government
Responsible for crime: Lib Dems in UK government
Responsible for crime: None
Responsible for crime: Scottish government
Responsible for crime: Welsh government
Responsible for economy: Conservatives in UK government
Responsible for economy: Last Labour government
Responsible for economy: Lib Dems in UK government
Responsible for economy: None
Responsible for economy: Scottish government
Responsible for economy: Welsh government
Responsible for education: Conservatives in UK government
Responsible for education: Last Labour government
Responsible for education: Lib Dems in UK government
Responsible for education: None
Responsible for education: Scottish government
Responsible for education: Welsh government
Responsible for GB debt: Conservatives in UK gov
Responsible for GB debt: EU
Responsible for GB debt: Global financial institutions
Responsible for GB debt: last Labour gov
Responsible for GB debt: Lib Dems in UK gov
Responsible for GB debt: None in list
Responsible for GB debt: Other
Responsible for GB debt: Trade Unions
Responsible for GB debt: UK banks
Responsible for immigration: Conservatives in UK government
Responsible for immigration: Last Labour government
Responsible for immigration: Lib Dems in UK government
Responsible for immigration: None
Responsible for immigration: Scottish government
Responsible for immigration: Welsh government
Responsible for NHS: Conservatives in UK government
Responsible for NHS: Last Labour government
Responsible for NHS: Lib Dems in UK government
Responsible for NHS: None
Responsible for NHS: Scottish government
Responsible for NHS: Welsh government
Risk of poverty: times when won't have enough money
Risk of unemployment
Satisfaction with English democracy
Satisfaction with EU democracy
Satisfaction with Scottish democracy
Satisfaction with the current system of registration
Satisfaction with UK democracy
Satisfaction with Welsh democracy
Scotland Q only: Approve: Scottish government
Scotland Q only: Certainty about referendum intention
Scotland Q only: Contacted by Better Together (ref. campaign)
Scotland Q only: Contacted by Conservatives (ref. campaign)
Scotland Q only: Contacted by Greens (ref. campaign)
Scotland Q only: Contacted by Labour (ref. campaign)
Scotland Q only: Contacted by Lib Dems (ref. campaign)
Scotland Q only: Contacted by none of these (ref. campaign)
Scotland Q only: Contacted by other No (ref. campaign)
Scotland Q only: Contacted by other Yes(ref. campaign)
Scotland Q only: Contacted by SNP (ref. campaign)
Scotland Q only: Economic situation under independence
Scotland Q only: Expectation of turnout % in independence referendum
Scotland Q only: Expectations about Scottish powers
Scotland Q only: Happy if Scotland stays parts of union (retrospective after W2)
Scotland Q only: Happy if Scotland stays parts of union (retrospective after W2)
Scotland Q only: I would be better off if Scotland independent
Scotland Q only: Independence referendum vote intention
Scotland Q only: Inequality under independence
Scotland Q only: Intention to turnout in independence referendum
Scotland Q only: Likelihood of Scotland becoming independent
Scotland Q only: Preferences for Scottish powers
Scotland Q only: Scotland would keep using pound under independence
Scotland Q only: Scottish identity scale
Scotland Q only: Should pension costs be shared between Scotland and the UK
Scotland Q only: Vote intention for Scottish Parliament | constituency
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
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
Should there be another Scottish independence referendum within 10 years
SNP contacted you in last 4 weeks
Social Grade
Someone else living at the same address as you
Strength of party identification
The UK should help other EU members in times of crisis
Too many people these days like to rely on government handouts
Trust MPs in general
Trust own MP
UKIP contacted you in last 4 weeks
UKIP united or divided
Understands the important political issues facing our country
Vote in Scottish referendum (recalled) [top up respondents]
Vote intention: Local Elections
VoteMethod: Polling station alone
VoteMethod: Polling station with someone who voted
VoteMethod: Postal vote
VoteMethod: Proxy vote (someone else for me)
Wales Q only: Approve: Welsh government
Wales Q only: Good for Wales if Scotland becomes independent
Wales Q only: Good for Wales if Scotland becomes independent
Wales Q only: Preferences for Welsh powers
Wales Q only: Preferences for Welsh powers
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
Wales Q only: Which insitution should decide: Tax
Wales Q only: Which institution should decide: Defence
Wales Q only: Which institution should decide: Justice
Wales Q only: Which institution should decide: NHS
Wales Q only: Which institution should decide: Police
Wales Q only: Which institution should decide: Schools
Wales Q only: Which institution should decide: Welfare
Was your parent an employee or self-employed?
Weight variable for the GB sample as a whole (Everyone who took wave 2)
Welfare too high or too low?
Welsh Constituency Vote 2016
Welsh Regional Vote 2016
What is the highest educational or work-related qualification you have?
What is your current marital or relationship status?
What kind of organisation do you work for?
What type of organisation did your parent work in?
When someone is unemployed, it's usually through no fault of their own
Which daily newspaper do you read most often?
Which of the following best describes your sexuality?
Which of the following people is the MP in your UK parliamentary constituency?
Would cost of living be getting higher/lower under Labour
Would crime be getting higher/lower under Labour
Would economy be doing better/worse under Labour
Would immigration be geting higher/lower under Labour
Would NHS be doing better /worse under Labour
Would schools be doing better/worse under Labour

Additional information

Study team: Ed Fieldhouse, Jane Green, Geoffrey Evans, Hermann Schmitt, Cees van der Eijk, and Jonathan Mellon
Spatial coverage: GB
Date published: 2014-09-05
Last modified: 2024-02-12
Publisher: British Election Study
Identifier: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/2015-british-election-study-internet-panel-wave-2/
URL: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/2015-british-election-study-internet-panel-wave-2/
Temporal coverage: 2014-05-22/2014-06-25