Dataset: Election Study 1988

Variable v96: Reasoning for vote 1

Values Categories N
0 Good party, the best party 32
 3.2%
1 Tautological answer: want to support party 7
 0.7%
2 Desire for change 8
 0.8%
3 Good politics 4
 0.4%
4 The best for the country 5
 0.5%
5 Duty 14
 1.4%
6 Trust/distrust generally 0
 0.0%
7 Democracy/rights 3
 0.3%
8 Election campaign/appearances on TV/Radio 2
 0.2%
9 Process of elimination 8
 0.8%
10 Idealistic reasons 16
 1.6%
11 Party's ideas or what they stand for 28
 2.8%
13 Moderate party, stable 11
 1.1%
14 Socialist position 4
 0.4%
15 Bourgeois or liberal position 3
 0.3%
16 Party plan 24
 2.4%
17 Female candidates 2
 0.2%
18 Against Socialism/Communism 0
 0.0%
19 Other ideological answer 0
 0.0%
20 Party's policies 36
 3.7%
21 Economic policies 18
 1.8%
22 Tax policies 10
 1.0%
23 Expense policies 6
 0.6%
24 Social policies 13
 1.3%
25 Common market policies 4
 0.4%
26 Labor market policies 3
 0.3%
27 Environmental policy 21
 2.1%
28 Education policy 3
 0.3%
29 Other specific policy 6
 0.6%
30 Governs/has governed well 24
 2.4%
31 New government 26
 2.6%
32 General trust for party 3
 0.3%
33 Dynamism/action 2
 0.2%
34 Trust in candidate/s 16
 1.6%
35 Sympathy for bourgeois politicians 8
 0.8%
36 Positive towards Poul Schlyter 5
 0.5%
37 Negative towards Poul Schlyter 2
 0.2%
38 Positive towards Pia Kjaersgaard 6
 0.6%
39 Other concerning administrative abilities 0
 0.0%
40 Benefits us 10
 1.0%
41 Best for workers 39
 4.0%
42 Pensioners 2
 0.2%
43 Business owners 9
 0.9%
44 Farmers 14
 1.4%
45 Social class situation or living standard 0
 0.0%
46 German minority's party 1
 0.1%
47 Poor/weakest in society 5
 0.5%
49 Other groups mentioned 0
 0.0%
50 Have always voted that way, habit, usually vote that way 76
 7.7%
51 Reference to environment 1
 0.1%
52 Grown up with it 1
 0.1%
53 Particularly working class home 1
 0.1%
54 Convinced by spouse 1
 0.1%
55 Supporter of party 14
 1.4%
58 Stable parliament, government 0
 0.0%
59 Other references to childhood 0
 0.0%
60 Defense policy 28
 2.8%
61 NATO policy 15
 1.5%
62 Pro-NATO 22
 2.2%
63 Anti-NATO 2
 0.2%
64 Disarmament 3
 0.3%
65 Foreign policy 5
 0.5%
66 Educational policy 3
 0.3%
67 Wage policy 3
 0.3%
68 Refugee- and immigrant-policy 4
 0.4%
69 Christian position, ethical position 11
 1.1%
70 For social democracy 16
 1.6%
71 Against social democracy 1
 0.1%
72 Negative towards Auken 4
 0.4%
73 Positive towards non-liberal politics 4
 0.4%
74 Positive towards Mimi Stilling Jacobsen 3
 0.3%
75 Ensure liberal majority 15
 1.5%
76 Topple liberal government 21
 2.1%
79 Dissatisfied with previous parties 13
 1.3%
80 Party's stability/trustworthiness 1
 0.1%
81 Party's cooperation, responsibility 4
 0.4%
82 Cooperation across aisle 14
 1.4%
83 Broad government 4
 0.4%
84 Put things in order, clean things up 12
 1.2%
85 3
 0.3%
86 Big party, have influence 1
 0.1%
91 Concerned about wasted vote 7
 0.7%
92 Other specific answers 1
 0.1%
93 Ridiculous election, fool people 11
 1.1%
94 No one worth voting for 0
 0.0%
95 Ineligible to vote 48
 4.9%
96 40
 4.1%
97 Decline 63
 6.4%
98 Don't know 47
 4.8%
99 Unknown 17
100 Question not asked 2186

Summary Statistics

Valid cases 986
Missing cases 2203
This variable is numeric

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