University of Toronto. Data Library Service

Title: Canadian election study, 2008. Version 2.

Alternative title: 2008 Canadian election

Series title: Canadian election study

Principal investigator(s): Gidengil, Elisabeth (McGill University), Joanna Everitt (University of New Brunswick, Patrick Fournier (Université de Montréal), & Neil Nevitte (University of Toronto)

Producer: Toronto, ON: York University. Institute for Social Research (ISR)

Date of creation: 2009-12

Funding agency: Elections Canada

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Distributor: Montréal, QC: Université de Montréal. Canadian Election Study (CES)

Date of distribution: 2010-01-07

Access conditions/restrictions: Unrestricted. UT/DLS does not redisseminate.

Summary: The 2008 Canadian Election Study consists of a survey with nearly 4500 eligible voters conducted during the second half of the election campaign. 3689 of these respondents completed a post-election survey as well. 1238 respondents who had participated in the 2004-2006 panel study were also interviewed after the election. All of the interviews were conducted by telephone. The final component of the study was a self-administered mail-back survey completed by 1939 respondents.

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Geographic coverage: Canada, provinces, federal electoral district, telephone area code

Time period: 2008

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Data type: anonymized microdata

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Unit of observation: individual

Mode of data collection: computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) & mail-back questionnaire

Citation: Gidengil, Elisabeth et al. Canadian election study, 2008 [computer file].Toronto, ON: York University. Institute for Social Research (ISR) [producer]; Montréal, QC: Université de Montréal. Canadian Election Study (CES) [distributor], Dec. 2009

Extent of file: 1 data file (4,495 logical records varies) & accompanying documentation (3 pdf format questionnaires)