Analysis of national voting behaviour patterns for the 1979, 1997 and 2010 elections 4.1

Question 1

what does AB mean

Answer 1

highest class, administrative and professional occupations

Question 2

what does C1 mean

Answer 2

supervisory, clerical and junior managerial

Question 3

what does C2 mean

Answer 3

skilled manual occupations

Question 4

what does DE mean

Answer 4

semi-skilled / unskilled occupations

Question 5

1979 GE (class)

Answer 5

AB / C1
con = 59
lab = 24

DE
con = 34
lab = 49

Question 6

1997 GE (class)

Answer 6

AB / C1
con = 39
lab = 34

DE
con = 21
lab = 59

Question 7

2010 GE (party percentage)

Answer 7

AB / C1
con = 39
lab = 27
lib = 26

DE
con = 31
lab = 40
lib = 17

Question 8

1979 GE (gender)

Answer 8

MEN
con = 43
lab = 40

WOMEN
con = 47
lab = 35

Question 9

1997 GE (gender)

Answer 9

MEN
con = 31
lab = 45

WOMEN
con = 32
lab = 44

Question 10

2010 GE (gender)

Answer 10

MEN
con = 38
lab = 28
lib = 22

WOMEN
con = 36
lab = 31
lib = 26

Question 11

1979 GE (age)

Answer 11

18-24
con = 42
lab = 41

23-34
con = 43
lab = 38

Question 12

1997 GE (age)

Answer 12

18-24
con = 27
lab = 49

25-34
con = 28
lab = 49

65<
con = 36
lab = 41

Question 13

2010 GE (age)

Answer 13

18-24
con = 30
lab = 31
lib = 30

25-34
con = 35
lab = 30
lib = 29

65<
con = 44
lab = 31
lib = 16