1 = England
2 = Scotland
3 = Wales

Q1 Heard about referendum
1 = Yes
2 = No

Q4 Sex
1 = Male
2 = Female

Q5 Age group
1 = 18-29
2 = 30-39
3 = 40-49
4 = 50-65
5 = 66 and over

Q8a Unprompted Referendum Question
1 = The Alternative Vote
2 = First past the Post
3 = Don't know

Q8b Prompted Referendum Question
1 = The Alternative Vote
2 = First Past the Post
3 = Don't know

Q9 Do you have local, assembly, or parliamentary elections on May 5 where you live?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know

Q10 How likely are you to vote in one of those elections?
1 = Very likely
2 = Somewhat Likely
3 = Not likely
4 = Not at all likely
5 = Don't know

Q11 The referendum on AV or First past the post will also be held on May 5. How likely are you to ca...
1 = Very likely
2 = Somewhat liikely
3 = Not very likely
4 = Not at all likely
5 = Don't know

Q12 Interest in politics
1 = Very interested
2 = Somewhat interested
3 = Not very interested
4 = Not at all interested

Q13 Satisfied with democracy
1 = Very satisfied
2 = Fairly satisfied
3 = Not very satisfied
4 = Not at all satisfied
5 = Don't know

Q14 Voting Makes a Difference?
1 = 1 Voting won't make any difference
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5 Voting Can Make a Big Difference
6 = Don't know

Q15 2010 Election Vote
1 = Did not vote
2 = Conservative
3 = Labour
4 = Liberal Democrat
5 = UK Independence Party
6 = Green
7 = Scottish National Party
8 = Plaid Cymru
9 = Other
10 = Can't remember

Q 16 Election today vote
1 = Would not vote
2 = Conservative
3 = Labour
4 = Liberal Democrat
5 = UK Independence Party
6 = Green
7 = Scottish National Party
8 = Plaid Cymru
9 = Other
10 = Don't know

Q17a Second preferred party option
1 = None
2 = Conservative
3 = Labour
4 = Liberal Democrat
5 = UK Independence Party
6 = Green
7 = Scottish National Party
8 = Plaid Cymru
9 = Other
10 = Don't know

Q19 Which party is that?
1 = Conservative
2 = Labour
3 = Liberal Democrat
4 = UK Independence Party
5 = Green
6 = Scottish National Party
7 = Plaid Cymru
8 = Other

Q20 A little closer to one of the political parties
1 = No
2 = Conservative
3 = Labour
4 = Liberal Democrat
5 = UK Independence Party
6 = Green
7 = Scottish National Party
8 = Plaid Cymru
9 = Other

Q21 Very close to this party, somewhat close, or not very close?
1 = Very close
2 = Somewhat close
3 = Not very close

Q22 Left-Right - Conservative
1 = 0 Most Left
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5
7 = 6
8 = 7
9 = 8
10 = 9
11 = 10 Most right
12 = Don't know

Q23 Left-Right - yourself?
1 = 0 Most left
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5
7 = 6
8 = 7
9 = 8
10 = 9
11 = 10 most right
12 = Don't know

Q24 David Cameron - Like/Dislike
1 = 0 Most negative
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5
7 = 6
8 = 7
9 = 8
10 = 9
11 = 10 Most positive
12 = Don't know

Q25 Conservative - AV Position
1 = For AV
2 = For First past the post
3 = Divided
4 = Don't know

Q26a Performance of the coalition government
1 = Very good job
2 = A good job
3 = A bad job
4 = A very bad job
5 = Don't know

Q27a Single-party or coalition government
1 = A government made of of a single party
2 = A coalition made up of more than one party
3 = Don't know

A28a TOG Providing Stabilty
1 = Government formed by one party
2 = Government formed by more than one party
3 = Both the same
4 = Don't know

Q27b Generally speaking, do you prefer
1 = A government made up of a single party
2 = A coalition made up of more than one party
3 = Don't know

Q26b Performance of the coalition government
1 = A very good job
2 = A good job
3 = A bad job
4 = A very bad job
5 = Don't know

Q29 Wich makes coalition governments more likely
1 = First past the post
2 = The alternative vote
3 = Neither make much difference
4 = Don't know

Q30 Quiz Chancellor Exchequer
1 = Vince Cable
2 = George Osborne
3 = Kenneth Clarke
4 = William Hague
5 = Don't know

Q31 Quiz Second party seats
1 = Conservative
2 = Labour
3 = Liberal Democrat
4 = UK Independence Party
5 = Green
6 = Scottsh National Party
7 = Plaid Cmyru
8 = Another
9 = Don't know

Q32 Quiz maximum parliamentary term
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = Don't know

Q33 Quiz First president of South Africa after the end of apartheid?
1 = Desmond Tutu
2 = Robert Mugabe
3 = Nelson Mandela
4 = Rupiah Banda
5 = Don't know

Q34a Would you say you care personally about which system is used to elect MPs? Do you:
1 = Care a lot
2 = Care somewhat
3 = Don't really care
4 = Don't care at all

Q35a Under AV there will be no more wasted votes
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Disagree
4 = Strongly disagree
5 = Don't know

Q39 total income before tax household
1 = £14,000 or less
2 = Between £14,001 and £19,500
3 = Between £19,501 and £26,000
4 = Between £26,001 and £36,500
5 = More than £36,500
6 = Don't know

Q42 Age ended full-time education?
1 = 15 or younger
2 = 16
3 = 17
4 = 18
5 = 19 or older
6 = Still at school in full-time education
7 = Still at university in full-time education

Q43 Highest educational qualification
1 = No school qualification
2 = Secondary School qualification
3 = Trade apprenticeship
4 = Non-degree teaching or nursing qualification
5 = Diploma
6 = University degree

Q44_1a Do you agree or disagree with these statements, and how strongly?-With David Cameron, who says that AV will mean a political system that is unaccountable?
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Disagree
4 = Strongly Disagree
5 = Don't know

Q45 Finally, here is the referendum choice question again, in case you have changed your mind. At pr...
1 = The Alternative Vote
2 = First past the post
3 = Don't know

Prompted by explanation of AV (1) or not (0)
0 = No explanation
1 = Explanation

Government Performance Primer
0 = Not primed
1 = Primed

Statements Primed by Leaders
0 = Not Primed
1 = Primed

W2_Q3 How much have you heard about the referendum
1 = Heard a lot
2 = Heard a little
3 = Not heard much
4 = Not heard anything at all?

W2_Q4 Referendum question
1 = The Alternative Vote
2 = First past the Post
3 = Don't know
4 = Don't intend to vote

W2_Q7a Did you read the EC booklet very closely, somewhat closely, or not very closely?
1 = Very closely
2 = Somewhat closely
3 = Not very closely

W2_Q7b Did reading the booklet make you more or less likely to vote for AV?
1 = More likely to vote for AV
2 = Less likely to vote for AV
3 = Made no difference

W2_Q8a Did the Yes ad make you more or less likely to vote 'Yes', or did it make no difference?
1 = No difference
2 = More likely
3 = Less likely
4 = Don't know

W2_Q12a How did the person from the Labour Party want you to vote?
1 = First past the post
2 = AV
3 = Don't know

W2_Q15a How did the person or people from any other group(s), organization(s) or party(ies) want you to...
1 = First past the post
2 = AV
3 = Contacted by more than one, some yes, some no
4 = Don't know

W2_Q22 Like/Dislike-Conservative
1 = 0 Strongly dislike
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5
7 = 6
8 = 7
9 = 8
10 = 9
11 = 10 Strongly like
12 = Don't know

W2_Q24 Like/Dislike-Politicians in general
1 = 0 Strong distrust
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5
7 = 6
8 = 7
9 = 8
10 = 9
11 = 10 Strong Trust
12 = Don't know

W2_Q27 Regularly read a daily newspaper or newpapers.
1 = Yes, paper version
2 = Yes, online
3 = Yes, read paper version(s) and online
4 = No

W2_Q28a Which daily newspaper do you read most often?
1 = Daily Mail/Scottish Daily Mail
2 = Daily Star/Daily Star of Scotland
3 = Daily Telegraph
4 = Express
5 = Financial Times
6 = Guardian
7 = Independent
8 = Mirror/Scottish Mirror/Daily Record
9 = The Scotsman
10 = The Sun
11 = The Times
12 = Western Mail
13 = Metro
14 = The Evening Standard
15 = Your city's local newspaper
16 = Another

W2_Q28b Read anything in a newspaper or newpapers about the referendum
1 = A large number of items about the referendum
2 = Several items about the referendum
3 = Just one or two things about the referendum
4 = Nothing about the referendum

W2_Q29 News or Politics on TV on an average weekday
1 = None, no time at all
2 = Less than half an hour
3 = Half an hour to an hour
4 = 1 to 2 hours
5 = More than 2 hours

W2_Q29a Saw anything on television about the referendum
1 = A large number of things about the referendum
2 = Several things about the referendum
3 = Just one or two things about the referendum
4 = Nothing about the referendum

W2_Q29b Watches BBC news
1 = Never
2 = Less than Once a Month
3 = Once a Month
4 = 2-3 Times a Month
5 = Once a Week
6 = 2-3 Times a Week
7 = Daily

W2_Q33 Imagine that a party wins the most votes in an election with about 40 per cent of the votes cas...
1 = About 40% of the seats in Parliament?
2 = More than half the seats in Parliament?
3 = Somwhere between 40% and half the seats?
4 = Don't know

W2_Q34 Imagine that a party receives 15 per cent of the votes in an election, across the whole country....
1 = About 15% of the seats in Parliament?
2 = Less than 15% of the seats in Parliament?
3 = No seats at all?
4 = Don't know

W2_Q36 PR versus single-party government
1 = One party has more than half the seats in Parliament, so it can easily govern on its own
2 = Parties have about the same percentage of seats as their percentage of the votes
3 = Don't know

W3_Q3a What were those elections for?
1 = The Scottish Parliament
2 = The Welsh Assembly
3 = Local elections in England
4 = Parliamentary by-election in Leicester

W3_Q3cs For what party did you vote in your constituency?
1 = Scottish National Party
2 = Labour
3 = Liberal Democrat
4 = Conservative
5 = Other

W3_Q3cw For what party did you vote in your constituency?
1 = Plaid Cymru
2 = Labour
3 = Liberal Democrat
4 = Conservative
5 = Other

W3_Q3dl For which party or candidate did you vote for for Mayor?
1 = Conservative
2 = Labour
3 = Liberal Democrat
4 = Green
5 = Scottish National Party
6 = Plaid Cymru
7 = UK Independence Party
8 = British National Party
9 = Other party
10 = Independent candidate

W3_Q4b Which vote more important to you
1 = Referendum vote
2 = Election Vote
3 = Equally important

W3_Q5 Understands the differences between systems.
1 = Understand the differences perfectly
2 = Understand the differences very well
3 = Understand the differences reasonably well
4 = Don't understand the differences too well
5 = Don't understand the differences very well
6 = Don't understand the differences at all

W3_Q6a Perception of Referendum Result
1 = Very happy
2 = Somewhat happy
3 = Indifferent
4 = Somewhat Unhappy
5 = Very Unhappy

W3_Q9 Pamphlets, flyers, or leaflets 'Yes'?
1 = None
2 = One
3 = Two
4 = Three or more

W3 Q15 Economy over past 12 months
1 = Much better
2 = Somewhat better
3 = Stayed the same
4 = Somewhat worse
5 = Much worse
6 = Don't know

W3 Referendums are too complicated for the average voter
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Disagree
4 = Strongly Disagree
5 = Don't Know

W3 Q17 Better standard of living over next ten years.
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Somewhat agree
3 = Somewhat disagree
4 = Strongly disagree
5 = Don't know

W3_Q18 Likely Lose Job in next year
1 = Very Likely
2 = Somewhat likely
3 = Somewhat unlikely
4 = Very Unlikely
5 = Don't know

W3_Q19 Perceptions of Ease of Finding Another Job/Income
1 = Very easy
2 = Somewhat easy
3 = Somewhat difficult
4 = Very difficult
5 = Don't know

W3_Q24 Duty to vote In a UK parliamentary election
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree not disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly Disagree
6 = Don't know

W3 Referendum Vote with nonvote
0 = Did not vote
1 = Yes
2 = No

W2 Prompt for Caring About Referendum for Vote Intention Questions
0 = Not Prompted
1 = Prompted

wave3=1 (FILTER)
0 = Not Selected
1 = Selected