British Election Study, 2005: Internet Rolling Campaign Panel Data and British Parliamentary Constituency Database

  The <i>British Election Study, 2005: Internet Rolling Campaign Panel Data and British Parliamentary Constituency Database</i> comprises the four-wave panel rolling campaign data cross-section surveys gathered by internet survey before and after the 2005 general election. After the post-election survey, a 'one year out' internet follow-up survey was also conducted during summer 2006 with respondents who had agreed to be recontacted. <br>
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In a 'first of its kind' experiment in a national election study, the BES team conducted a survey mode comparison between the face-to-face BES 2005 survey (held under SN 5494) and the internet survey. This experiment was designed to provide a sampling frame comparison between a conventional sample and internet users drawn from a probability sample. The study also contains internet experiments aimed at developing better survey measures (e.g. feedback to respondents) and ways of assessing media effects. See documentation for further details.<br>
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This study also contains the British Parliamentary Constituency Database (covering 1992-2005), plus the constituency-level party 2005 general election campaign spending data.<br>