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The 2007 Scottish Election Study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (REF. 000-22-2256) is based in the Department of Government at the University of Strathclyde.

The Scottish Election Study takes the form of a three-wave internet panel survey, with data collection undertaken by YouGov. The aim of the study is to explain the decisions of Scottish voters on 3 May, both whether and for which party they voted. As well as voting behaviour, the survey questionnaires cover the following topics: attitudes to parties and leaders; issue opinions and evaluations; national identity; constitutional preferences; socio-demographic characteristics.

Details of the three waves of data collection are:

  • 'Pre' - the pre-election wave, N=1872, fieldwork in mid-April 2007
  • 'Post' - the post-election wave, N=1552, fieldwork in May 2007
  • 'Follow-up' - an additional wave concerned largely with aspects of electoral administration, fieldwork in December 2007
 
   
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