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Vacancies in Chesterfield, 1988
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To find out how many jobs were available in a reference week in July 1988 in the Borough of Chesterfield.Main Topics:Variables
Pay, hours, training, type of employment on offer.
ESRC/Manchester University Macclesfield Survey, 1983
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To study the social implications of changing patterns of work and employmentMain Topics:Variables
Occupation, gender, age, family/household structure, attitudes, life and work histories.
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
General Household Survey, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
Educational Priority Areas Project, 1969; Survey of Teachers
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The object of the research programme was to find ways of improving the quality of the education provided for children in poor areas and of enabling them to take full advantage of the opportunities they are offered. Local projects were started in five areas and project directors have developed a range of...
Farm Families with other Gainful Activities, 1984
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.(a) To identify the nature of the main other gainful activities of farm families; (b) to measure their importance to the total income of the family, and (c) to measure the differences in (a) and (b) by region and by size of farm.Main Topics:Variables
Agricultural holdings: type, size, tenure; farm...
Home Ownership and Privatised Consumption, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate the economic, cultural and political implications of the growth of home ownership in EnglandMain Topics:Variables
Region, housing type and condition, housing tenure, household composition, housing career history, social class, tenure preferences and aspirations, job history and orientation...
Economics of General Practice, 1986-1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate the response of general practitioners to professional and economic incentives in relation to the location of the practice and the characteristics of the practitioners.Main Topics:Variables
General characteristics of the practice; premises and equipment; personnel, qualifications, interests,...
Rural Industry Survey, 1987-1988; Employees Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to ascertain training needs and suggest how gaps might be filled for the following groups in Scotland:
rural Development and Training agents;
rural workers, including family members, employed and self-employed;
non-employed, whether registered unemployed or not, of working...
Young Adults in the Labour Market, 1983
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To explore educational, employment, unemployment and training experiences of the 18-24 age group. To relate their experiences and aspirations to general shortages in their local labour markets, and to possible demands for labour in the future. To assess their attitudes to and willingness to undertake...
General Household Survey, 1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
Scottish Young People's Survey, 1983/84 Cohort; S4 Cohort 2nd Sweep, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Young People Survey (SYPS), a cohort series, began in 1984, subsuming the Scottish Qualified School Leavers Surveys, (GN 33237). It is a postal survey in which questionnaires are initially sent to young people approximately nine months after they have left school or have completed their 4th...
Social Implications of the Introduction of a Large Scale Industry into a Sparsely Populated Area, 1970; Out-Migrants Only
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to compile a census-style enumeration of the Invergordon area before and after the establishment of an aluminium smelter, to plot changes in total population, age and sex structure, occupation and migration.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
The survey was...
Labour Force Survey, 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The first Labour Force Survey (LFS) in the United Kingdom was conducted in 1973, under the terms of a Regulation derived from the Treaty of Rome. The provision of information for the Statistical Office of the European Communities (SOEC) continued to be one of the reasons for carrying out the survey on an...
Woman Lawyer: Areas of Strain in the Professional Career, 1979-1981
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.(i) To illuminate the difficulties and strains involved and the accommodations made when women embark on careers in a male-dominated profession.
(ii) To identify the factors which enable women to perform the professional role successfully in a male-dominated profession.
(iii) To identify the...
Occupational Stress in Graduate Engineers, 1980-1982
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The research set out to study occupational stress and its consequences in newly qualified graduate engineers. The project was also concerned with a number of more general issues in the area of stress research. A longitudinal design was employed, with measures taken before subjects entered their first...
Survey of Residents of Two Therapeutic Communities for Former Drug Users, 1973
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The survey was part of a wider evaluation of two residential therapeutic communities.Main Topics:Variables
Pre-admission characteristics (including information about age, sex, social class, previous drug and alcohol use, school history and educational attainment, criminality, employment and medical...
Paisley Community Development Project: Unemployment Register Study, 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to analyse the problem of unemployment in a deprived estate (Ferguslie Park, Paisley).Main Topics:Variables
Marital status, mobility, year of birth, earnings, occupation, working conditions and physical capacity, possession of driving licence and vehicle, employment history.
Experience of Industrial Tribunals/Dismissal, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of dismissed workers and their ex-employers who had been involved in an application for unfair dismissal to an industrial tribunal, whether or not the case was eventually heard by a tribunal.Main Topics:Variables
Characteristics of...
General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1977
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
Labour Force Survey, 1981
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The first Labour Force Survey (LFS) in the United Kingdom was conducted in 1973, under the terms of a Regulation derived from the Treaty of Rome. The provision of information for the Statistical Office of the European Communities (SOEC) continued to be one of the reasons for carrying out the survey on an...
General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
Employment in the Inner City: Attitudes, Aspirations and Opportunities, 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate the employment experience and work-related attitudes of the economically active residents of three small areas of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, two of them inner city areas, and one an outer suburban area of predominantly `working class' housing; to compare the...
Survey of University Teachers, 1964
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To study university teachers, including their social backgrounds, their career histories and research, their attitudes toward research and teaching, university expansion, and the distribution of powers within university departments, and their political beliefs.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural...
Labour Mobility Study, 1949: Static Data
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to discover the rate of occupational, industrial and geographical change in the employed population in Great Britain in 1949, to compare it with the frequency and change in the past and to ascertain the factors associated with change. Data were collected on the rate of change...
Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (WIRS) series was designed to contribute to a better understanding of the processes which underlie employment relationships by making available for the first time large, systematic and dispassionate evidence about a broad range of industrial relations and...
Developing an Instrument for Describing Teachers Jobs, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The object of this study was to develop a self-report instrument that could be used to describe the actual content of secondary school teachers' jobs.Main Topics:Variables
The main measures were a pilot (485 item) and refined (245 item) checklist of job operations. A very limited amount of biographical...
Early Careers Survey of 1970 Graduates, 1977-1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main purpose of this survey was to provide information on the link between higher education and employment.Main Topics:Variables
Subject and class of first degree; sex, age, marital status; details of first and latest job (including occupation, type of work, sector of employment, dates, salary and...
Study of Career Perceptions of Teachers in Large Secondary Schools, 1974
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect information from secondary schools as to how teachers perceived their careers, what their motivations were, their sources of satisfaction and ultimate goals. The timetable of planned activities was designed to gain information about total work load of Head and senior staff and secretaries and...
Redundancy in Steel : Labour Market Behaviour, Domestic Organisation and Local Networks, 1981-1982
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine by means of a longitudinal survey the subsequent labour market behaviour of workers made redundant from the British Steel Corporation's Abbey Works at Port Talbort, South Wales, and to relate this behaviour to patterns of domestic organisation and local social networks.Main...