Wave 23 of the 2014-2023 British Election Study Internet Panel

May 2022 - May 2022
N = 30,949
Mode: Online survey

Fieldhouse, E., J. Green, G. Evans, J. Mellon & C. Prosser, J. Bailey (2022) British Election Study Internet Panel Waves 1-23. 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
An independent candidate
Are you a parent or guardian?
Are you likely to inherit any money or property in the future?
Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability
Attention to Politics
Authoritarian/libertarianism scale
Best party on most important issue
Borrow from friends or family
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 visited home
Brexit Party: Allow more or fewer immigrants
British identity scale
Cares for pre-school age children
Cares for school age children
Cares for sick, disabled or elderly adults
Church attendance
Competence: Johnson
Competence: Starmer
Conservatives contacted you in last 4 weeks
Conservatives look after black/asian
Conservatives look after men
Conservatives look after middle class
Conservatives look after people in London
Conservatives look after people in your local area
Conservatives look after people who didn't go to university or college
Conservatives look after people who went to university or college
Conservatives look after retired people
Conservatives look after unemployed
Conservatives look after White British people
Conservatives look after women
Conservatives look after working class
Conservatives look after young people
Conservatives united or divided
Conservatives: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Contacted by any political parties/campaigns in last 4 weeks?
Country
Country of Birth
Croydon Mayor: first choice (post)
Croydon Mayor: second choice (post)
Dealing with people: generally trust or generally careful
Despite press, the parties held at Downing Street aren't that important
Did you work on your own or did you have employees?
Did your parent have employees?
Did your parent supervise the work of any other people?
Dimension of MII
Do you and/or your partner (if applicable) have any savings?
Do you expect to be able to purchase a home in the next 5 to 10 years?
Do you own or rent the home in which you live?
Do you think your economic circumstances will be better, worse, or about the sa
Do you work on your own or do you have employees?
Economic growth/Protecting the environment scale
Economic situation in last 12 months: ethnic minorities
Economic situation in last 12 months: middle class people
Economic situation in last 12 months: people in local community
Economic situation in last 12 months: people in London
Economic situation in last 12 months: people in region
Economic situation in last 12 months: white British people
Economic situation in last 12 months: working-class people
Economic situation in last 12 months: yourself
Economy doing better or worse
Education level
Education level (with add. info)
Effects of remaining EU: general economic situation in the UK
Effects of remaining EU: my personal economic situation
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): 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
Financial situation of your household
Gender
General economic retrospective evaluation: country
General economic situation in this 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)
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 visited home
Green: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Greens look after people in London
Greens look after people in your local area
Greens look after people who didn't go to university or college
Greens look after people who went to university or college
Greens look after retired people
Greens look after young people
Gross household income
Gross personal income
Hackney Mayor: first choice (post)
Hackney Mayor: second choice (post)
Has someone you personally know died as a result of coronavirus?
Have you received any coronavirus vaccine?
Have you worked in a paid job in the past?
How badly were you affected by coronavirus?
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 much difference would you say spiritual beliefs make to your life?
How much impact on Britain's economy? Brexit
How much impact on Britain's economy? COVID pandemic
How much impact on Britain's economy? Global economy
How much impact on Britain's economy? Invasion of Ukraine
How much impact on Britain's economy? UK government
How much money could family member give you for a major purchase such as a hous
How well do you think that the job you chose in the previous question describes
How well has the UK Govt handled the coronavirus outbreak?
How well has the UK Govt handled the invasion of Ukraine?
How well would a Labour Govt have handled the coronavirus outbreak?
How well would a Labour Govt have handled the invasion of Ukraine?
I am interested in what other people think about this party.
I could not come up with £300 right now
I have a lot in common with other supporters of this party.
If there were another referendum on EU membership, how do you think you would v
Immigration bad or good for economy
In last two weeks, not able to buy: Essential food items that you need on a reg
In last two weeks, not able to buy: Everything I need has been available
In last two weeks, not able to buy: Fuel
In last two weeks, not able to buy: Medicine
In last two weeks, not able to buy: Other
In last two weeks, not able to buy: Other food items
In what year did you first own a home?
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
Integrity: Johnson
Integrity: Starmer
Interview Start Time
Is your name on the electoral register?
It doesn't matter which political party is in power
It is often difficult for me to understand what is going on in government and po
Job chose in previous Q describes what you do?
Keep submarines with nuclear weapons
Labour contacted you in last 4 weeks
Labour look after black/asian
Labour look after men
Labour look after middle class
Labour look after people in London
Labour look after people in your local area
Labour look after people who didn't go to university or college
Labour look after people who went to university or college
Labour look after retired people
Labour look after unemployed
Labour look after White British people
Labour look after women
Labour look after working class
Labour look after young people
Labour united or divided
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
Lewisham Mayor: first choice (post)
Lewisham Mayor: second choice (post)
Lib Dems contacted you in last 4 weeks
Lib Dems look after people in London
Lib Dems look after people in your local area
Lib Dems look after people who didn't go to university or college
Lib Dems look after people who went to university or college
Lib Dems look after retired people
Lib Dems look after young people
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
Life anxious scale
Life happy scale
Life satisfaction scale
Life worthwhile scale
Like/dislike Brexit Party
Like/dislike Ed Davey
Like/dislike Keir Starmer
Like/dislike: Adam Price
Like/dislike: Adrian Ramsay
Like/dislike: Boris Johnson
Like/dislike: Carla Denyer
Like/dislike: Conservatives
Like/dislike: Green Party
Like/dislike: Labour
Like/dislike: Liberal Democrats
Like/dislike: Lorna Slater
Like/dislike: Patrick Harvie
Like/dislike: Plaid Cymru
Like/dislike: Richard Tice
Like/dislike: Scottish National Party
Like/dislike: Sturgeon
Likelihood to vote in general election
Mayoral election turnout
MII (manually-coded/collapsed)
MII manual coding
National security spending
Needed to borrow money for groceries/bills/day-to-day items
Newham Mayor: first choice (post)
Newham Mayor: second choice (post)
NHS doing better or worse
No caring responsibilities
None of these
None of these parties contacted you in last 4 weeks
Not worried at all | Very worried
NS-SEC social class analytic categories
Number of people in household
Opinion on necessity of deficit reduction in next 3 years
Other party contacted you in last 4 weeks
Parent's education level
Parent's highest level of education
Parent's ns-sec analytic categories
Parent's ns-sec sub-categories
Party ID if no party to first ID question
Party identification
People in your local area
People who break the law should be given stiffer sentences
Personal economic retrospective evaluation: household
Plaid Cymru contacted you in last 4 weeks
Plaid Cymru: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Please pick the approximate value of your home:
Please pick the approximate value of your household savings:
Politicians don't care what people like me think
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
Put it on a credit card and pay it off over time
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 coronavirus infections/save economy scale: Conservatives
Reduce coronavirus infections/save economy scale: Labour
Reduce coronavirus infections/save economy scale: Self
Reduce coronavirus infections/save economy scale: SNP
Reform UK look after people in London
Reform UK look after people in your local area
Reform UK look after people who didn't go to university or college
Reform UK look after people who went to university or college
Reform UK look after retired people
Reform UK look after young people
Region
Respondent belonging to any religion?
Respondent has leave to enter or remain in the UK
Respondent is a citizen of Malta or Cyprus
Respondent is an Irish citizen
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: an independent Scotland would be able to rejoin the EU
Scotland Q only: Economic situation under independence
Scotland Q only: I would be better off if Scotland independent
Scotland Q only: Independence referendum vote intention
Scotland Q only: Scottish identity scale
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 local elections vote: party ranked 1st
Scottish local elections vote: party ranked 2nd
Scottish local elections vote: party ranked 3rd
Scottish local elections vote: party ranked 4th
Scottish local elections vote: party ranked 5th
Scottish local elections vote: party ranked 6th
Scottish local elections vote: party ranked 7th
Scottish referendum turnout (earliest recorded)
Scottish referendum vote (earliest recorded)
Scottish Regional Vote 2011
Scottish Regional Vote 2016
Self: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Sell something
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: Allow more or fewer immigrants
Social Grade
South Yorkshire Mayor: first choice (post)
South Yorkshire Mayor: second choice (post)
Strength of party identification
Subjective social class
Subjective social class (squeeze)
Suspect anyone else you are close to has had coronavirus?
Suspect close family members have had coronavirus?
Suspect you have had coronavirus?
Take out a loan
Tax-spend tradeoff: Conservatives
Tax-spend tradeoff: Labour
Tax-spend tradeoff: Self
The coronavirus crisis getting better or worse
The parties held at Downing Street during lockdown make me very angry
The SNP look after people who didn't go to university or college
The SNP look after people who went to university or college
The SNP look after retired people
The SNP look after young people
There will be times when you don't have enough money to cover your day to day li
To be considered a success in life, a person needs to own their own home by the
Tower Hamlets Mayor: first choice (post)
Tower Hamlets Mayor: second choice (post)
Trust MPs in general
Type of Organisation Current/Most Recent Job?
Use savings / current account
Wales Q only: Independence referendum vote intention
Wales Q only: Welsh identity scale
Was your parent an employee or self-employed?
Watford Mayor: first choice (post)
Watford Mayor: second choice (post)
Weight variable for the GB sample as a whole (Everyone who took wave 2)
Welsh Constituency Vote 2016
Welsh Regional Vote 2016
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?
What kind of organisation do you work for?
What type of organisation did your parent work in?
When I meet someone who supports this party, I feel connected with this person.
When I speak about this party, I usually say "we" instead of "they".
When people criticize this party, it feels like a personal insult.
When people praise this party, it makes me feel good.
Which daily newspaper do you read most often?
Which of the following best describes your sexuality?
Which of these applies to your home?
Which party did you vote for in the local elections?
Will the inheritance be a major change to your financial circumstances?
Working status
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, Christopher Prosser, Jack Bailey
Spatial coverage: GB
Date published: 2022-10-21
Last modified: 2024-03-22
Publisher: British Election Study
Identifier: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/wave-23-of-the-2014-2023-british-election-study-internet-panel/
URL: https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/data-object/wave-23-of-the-2014-2023-british-election-study-internet-panel/
Temporal coverage: 2022-05-06/2022-05-26