Voting behavior and politicians appearance

Thank you for answering this questionnaire about voting behavior!



  1. Gender
    Male
    Female


  1. Age
    15-24
    25-34
    35-44
    45-54
    55-64
    65+


  1. Profession
    High School student
    University student
    Unskilled worker
    Skilled worker
    Self employed
    Salaried
    Other


  1. How do you respond to the following statement "I expect politicians to dress formally"
    Agree
    Partly agree
    Neither agree nor disagree
    Partly disagree
    Disagree


  1. How do you respond to the following statement "Politicians should wear suits"
    Agree
    Partly agree
    Neither agree nor disagree
    Partly disagree
    Disagree


  1. How do you respond to the following statement "Politicians should not swear"
    Agree
    Partly agree
    Neither agree nor disagree
    Partly disagree
    Disagree


  1. How do you respond to the following statement "It think that it is important that politicians talk nice"
    Agree
    Partly agree
    Neither agree nor disagree
    Partly disagree
    Disagree


  1. What means the most to you
    The parties' ideology and key issues
    That I like the candidate and that I can identify my self with him/her


  1. How do you respond to the following statement "It is important to me that the party, which i vote for, is represented by a candidate whom I like"
    Agree
    Partly agree
    Neither agree nor disagree
    Partly disagree
    Disagree


  1. Which of the following have the greatest impact on your choice of party or candidate? Only to answers is allowed
    Foreign policy such as asylum- and integration policy
    Environmental and climate policy such CO2 quotas
    Economical policy such as tax- and financial policy
    Labour market policy such as employment policy
    Welfare policy such as health policy
    Parties or candidates' reliability such as personal matters and media perfomances
    Educational and science policy such as secondary school and university policy


  1. If you were able to vote at the 2010 election and the previous election, did you vote for the same party?
    I was not able to vote
    Yes, I voted for the same party
    No, I voted for another party in 2010 than I did at the previous election
    I do not remember


  1. Which party did you vote for in 2010, or which party would you have voted for?
    The Labour
    The Conservative
    The Liberal Democrats
    Another party
    I did not vote


  1. What do you prefer that the candidates and their parties takes care of
    What is best for me
    What is best for me and my entourage
    What is best for the society


  1. Who do you find most reliable
    Gordon Brown
    Nick Clegg
    David Cameron


  1. Did the incident where Gordon Brown called Gillian Duffy a "bigoted woman", affect your choice of party?
    Yes
    No
    I do not remember