1987 New Zealand Election Study

This post-election near-national survey focussed on voting trends and decision-making in the 1987 New Zealand general election. Voters were questioned on: the importance to them of various issues such as inflation, unemployment, growth, defence, health and welfare, law and order, education; which party was most likely, as a government, to address these issues; opinions on existing policies, leaders of major parties and speed and direction of government actions; trends in respondent's financial status; party identification of respondent and parents; voting in the 1981 and 1984 general elections; reasons for and timing of voting decisions. Background variables include year of birth, level of education, employment status and supervisory responsibilities of respondent and partner, marital status, voting electorate, number of dependent children and household income.