Wave 12 of the 2014-2023 British Election Study Internet Panel

May 2017 - June 2017
N = 34,394
Mode: Online survey

2017 campaign wave of the 2014-2023 British Election Study Internet Panel. Version 25.0.

Fieldhouse, E., J. Green., G. Evans., H. Schmitt, C. van der Eijk, J. Mellon and C. Prosser (2017) British Election Study Internet Panel Wave 12. 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
Age
Age completed formal education
Age group
And have you already voted (by post)?
Anything recently changed your view of main political parties?
Applied for postal vote
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
Best party on most important issue
Best Prime Minister
Brexit priority: access to single market versus controlling immigration
Britain should re-nationalize the railways
Britain should stop all government spending on overseas aid
British identity scale
Certainty of vote intention in general election
Certainty of vote intention in general election (squeezed)
Certainty of vote intention in general election (unsqueezed)
Conservatives contacted you in last 4 weeks
Conservatives look after middle class
Conservatives look after working class
Conservatives united or divided
Conservatives: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Constituency vote intention
Contacted by any political parties/campaigns in last 4 weeks?
Country
Country of Birth
Days respondent discusses politics
Decided on General Election vote
Did you work on your own or did you have employees?
Dimension of MII
Do you own or rent the home in which you live?
Do you use Facebook?
Do you use Twitter?
Do you work on your own or do you have employees?
Does your local MP support or oppose Brexit?
doncaster Mayor preference First
doncaster Mayor preference Second
Economy doing better or worse
Education doing better or worse
Education level
Education level (with add. info)
English identity scale
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): 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
Facebook political info: Candidates or parties
Facebook political info: Someone you know personally
Facebook political info: Someone you know personally
Gender
General economic retrospective evaluation: country
General election postal vote retro
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)
Gone too far: cuts to local services in my area
Gone too far: cuts to NHS spending
Gone too far: cuts to public spending
Green Party united or divided
Green: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Gross household income
Gross personal income
Handle most important issue: Conservatives
Handle most important issue: Green Party
Handle most important issue: Labour
Handle most important issue: Liberal Democrat
Handle most important issue: Plaid Cymru
Handle most important issue: SNP
Handle most important issue: UKIP
Have you ever attended a University or other higher education institution?
Have you worked in a paid job in the past?
Highest Qualification
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?
Interest in General Election
Interview Start Time
It is every citizen's duty to vote in an election
Keep submarines with nuclear weapons
Labour contacted you in last 4 weeks
Labour look after middle class
Labour look after working class
Labour united or divided
Labour: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Left/right position: Conservative
Left/right position: Corbyn
Left/right position: Greens
Left/right position: Labour
Left/right position: Lib Dems
Left/right position: May
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
Lib Dems: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Liberal Democrats Coalition with Conservatives?
Liberal Democrats Coalition with Labour?
Liberal Democrats Coalition with None?
Liberal Democrats united or divided
Like/dislike: Caroline Lucas
Like/dislike: Conservatives
Like/dislike: Green Party
Like/dislike: Jeremy Corbyn
Like/dislike: Labour
Like/dislike: Liberal Democrats
Like/dislike: Paul Nuttal
Like/dislike: Plaid Cymru
Like/dislike: Scottish National Party
Like/dislike: Sturgeon
Like/dislike: Theresa May
Like/dislike: Tim Farron
Like/dislike: United Kingdom Independence Party
Like/dislike: Wood
Likelihood to vote in general election
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: Conservatives
Likely to win majority: Labour
Liverpool Mayoral Election: First Choice
Liverpool Mayoral Election: Second Choice
Local economic situation: 15-20 yrs ago
Local economic situation: now
manchester Mayor preference First
manchester Mayor preference Second
Measures to protect the environment
MII (manually-coded/collapsed)
MII manual coding
Most people I know usually vote in general elections
NHS doing better or worse
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 chance at coalition: United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
None of these asked respondent to vote
None of these parties contacted you in last 4 weeks
Number of employees
Number of employees
Number of people in household
Other party contacted you in last 4 weeks
Other person asked respondent to vote
Participation: Displayed referendum campaign poster
Participation: Given money to party/organization/cause
Participation: Listened to or watched referendum campaign broadcast
Participation: Read campaign leaflet/letter/text/email
Participation: Tried to persuade someone which way to vote
Participation: work on behalf of party/campaign/action group
Partner asked respondent to vote
Party ID if no party to first ID question
Party identification
Pensions should increase even if wages and prices are not
Personal economic retrospective evaluation: household
Plaid Cymru contacted you in last 4 weeks
Plaid Cymru united or divided
Plaid Cymru: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Private companies running public services
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 Support ?
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: UKIP
Region
Respondent belonging to any religion?
Respondent's self-selected ethnicity
Respondent's work status
Scotland Q only: Independence referendum vote intention
Scotland Q only: Scottish identity scale
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
Shared political content on another website/online platform
Shared political content on Facebook
Shared political content on Twitter
Shared political content through email
Shared political content through instant messaging
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 look after middle class
SNP look after working class
SNP united or divided
SNP visited home
SNP: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Social Grade
Someone else living at the same address as you
Strength of party identification
Tees Valley Mayoral Election: First Choice
Tees Valley Mayoral Election: Second Choice
The government should fund the building of new council housing
the government should limit gas/electricity charges
The Labour Parliamentary candidate in your constituency a Corbynite?
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
Tone: Conservatives
Tone: Greens
Tone: Labour
Tone: Liberal Democrats
Tone: Plaid Cymru
Tone: SNP
Tone: UKIP
Trust MPs in general
Twitter political info: Candidates or parties
Twitter political info: Other people (e.g. commentators, journalists etc)
Twitter political info: Someone you know personally
tyne Mayor preference First
tyne Mayor preference Second
UKIP contacted you in last 4 weeks
UKIP look after middle class
UKIP look after working class
UKIP united or divided
UKIP: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Vote intention 2017 General Election
Vote intention in referendum on EU membership
Wales Q only: Welsh identity scale
Watched first debate
Watched second debate
Watched third debate
Weight variable for the GB sample as a whole (Everyone who took wave 2)
Welsh Constituency Vote 2016
Welsh Regional Vote 2016
Were you an employee or self-employed/an independent contractor?
west Mayor preference First
west Mayor preference Second
What about the local elections on the same day? Did you manage to vote in your l
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 of the following best describes your sexuality?
Which party are you a member of?
Which party did you vote for in the local elections?
Which party were you most recently a member of?
wmids Mayor preference First
wmids Mayor preference Second
Working status
Would economy be doing better/worse under Labour
Would NHS be doing better /worse under Labour
Would schools 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)
Would successfully reduce immigration: United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Would Successfully Reduce Inequality: Conservatives
Would Successfully Reduce Inequality: Greens
Would successfully reduce inequality: Labour
Would Successfully Reduce Inequality: Liberal Democrats
Would successfully reduce inequality: None of these
Would successfully reduce inequality: Plaid Cymru
Would Successfully Reduce Inequality: SNP
Would successfully reduce inequality: United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Would you support or oppose more homes being built in your local area?

Additional information

Study team: Ed Fieldhouse, Jane Green, Geoff Evans, Hermann Schmitt, Cees van der Eijk, Jonathan Mellon and Christopher Prosser
Spatial coverage: GB
Date published: 2017-08-01
Last modified: 2024-02-12
Publisher: British Election Study
Identifier: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/wave-12-of-the-2014-2018-british-election-study-internet-panel/
URL: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/wave-12-of-the-2014-2018-british-election-study-internet-panel/
Temporal coverage: 2017-05-05/2017-06-07