Appendix C

Vote in 2001 by Socio-Demographic Characteristics

(Validated Voters, Horizontal Percentages)

                                                       Vote

Socio-Demographic 

Charactistics                                                Liberal

                                 Labour     Conservative     Democrat     Other

Age

18-25                              34            17            43           6

26-35                              51            25            20           5

36-45                              50            23            22           6

46-55                              44            26            23           7

56-65                              47            35            14           3

66 and older                       47            37            14           3

    V=.13, p < .001

Education (Age Completed)

Still in School                    39            19            39           4

15 or Younger                      58            26            13           3

16                                 50            30            16           5

17                                 30            40            26           5

18                                 38            34            20           8

19 or older                        37            28            29           6

    V = .14, p < .001

Ethnicity

White British                      45            30            20           5

Other                              59            16            20           5

    V = .09, p < .01

Gender

Men                                47            29            19           6

Women                              45            29            21           4

    V = .04, p > .05

Home Ownership

Own Outright                       37            40            19           4

Mortgage                           46            27            22           5

Rent                               62            14            18           6

    V = .23, p < .001

Occupational Sector

Public                             48            26            22           5

Private, Other                     46            30            19           5

    V = .05, p > .05

Social Class (Market Research

  Society)

Non-Manual

  A                                27            46            23           4

  B                                33            37            24           5

  C1                               42            31            22           5

Manual

  C2                               58            26            12           3

  D                                56            16            21           6

  E                                65            15            14           6

    V = .15, p < .001

                                                       Vote

                                                             Liberal

                                 Labour     Conservative     Democrat     Other

Social Class (Heath-Goldthorpe)

Salariat                           39            33            24           4

Routine Non-Manual                 44            28            24           4

Petty Bourgeoisie                  33            48            13           7

Foremen & Technicians              49            25            22           5

Working Class                      63            18            13           6

    V = .14, p < .001

Region

East Midlands                      45            37             15          2

Eastern                            37            42             18          4 

London                             47            31             18          5

North East                         59            21             17          3

North West                         51            29             17          3 

South East                         29            43             24          4

South West                         26            39             31          6 

West Midlands                      45            35             15          6

Yorkside & The Humber              49            30             17          4

Scotland                           43            16             16         25

Wales                              49            21             14         16

Great Britain (total)              42            32             19          7

United Kingdom (total)             41            32             18          9

Sources: 2001 BES post-election survey for all variables but region.  Regional voting data are from Election 2001: The Official Results, Electoral Commission, 2001, pp. 224-27.