The 1999 survey comprised questions on respondents' interest in politics and the
election campaign, the type of communication (e.g. phone calls, letters)
received from members of campaigning parties, important election and social
issues, democracy, parties and the political system, policies, party preference
and voting, government and the electoral system and representation and
participation.Background variables included gender, date of
birth, country of origin, marital status, occupation, income, highest formal
qualification, collection of benefits, subjective class, religion, ethnic
identity and occupation and partisanship of parents.
