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MORI Party Conference Poll, 1977
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate public opinion about politics before the British political party conferences in 1977.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Current voting intention and voting history; rating of job performance on 0 to 5 scale for Government, parties, party leaders, civil service, industry, the...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1991; Cumulative File
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...
Survey of the Solicitors' Profession, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To obtain a profile of the structure, organisation and staffing of solicitors' firms; to describe the types of legal and non-legal work carried out by solicitors; to investigate the social background of solicitors including career history and educational qualifications; to explore solicitors' attitudes on...
Women's Working Lives Survey, Northern Ireland, 1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This survey was designed to identify the various factors which determine whether or not women participate in paid work and how the unpaid work which women carry out in the home influences their lifetime involvement in the labour market. In addition it was intended that the survey would document the type...
Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics : Education, 1600-1976
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This machine-readable version of John Williams' <i>Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics</i> is the result of a collaboration between the Statistical Directorate of the National Assembly for Wales, the History Data Service and the Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis at Queen's University...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
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...
Medical Student Survey, University of Birmingham, 1974
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect a large amount of information about medical students, with particular emphasis upon details of their cultural activities and their political and ethical views. The intention was to discover any correlations between these activities. Data were collected about attitudes towards general practice...
Accommodation to Change : Panel Study to Examine Attitude Change towards the EEC Before and After the Referendum, June 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine accommodation to a fait accompli by contrasting attitudes held in 1971 with those held in 1975 and, by examining what changes occurred in each instance once the decision had been taken.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Two questionnaires were administered. A: 2 weeks before the June...
Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1989-1991; Cumulative File
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Social Attitudes (NISA) survey series began in 1989, and was conducted every year in which the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey was fielded until 1996. Supported initially by the Nuffield Foundation, the Central Community Relations Unit (CCRU) and the Policy Planning Research...
British General Election Study, 1997; Cross-Section Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. <i>British General Election Study, 1997</i>
The aims of the 1997 British General Election Study are:
to maintain the continuity of the BGES survey series thereby providing a record of voting behaviour over the last three decades;
to compare voting behaviour and issues of identity North...
British General Election Study, 1997 : Ethnic Minority Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. British General Election Study, 1997 : Ethnic Minority Survey
The aims of the Ethnic Minority Survey are:
to evaluate the extent to which ethnic minority voters are integrated into the electoral process;
to evaluate whether, after taking into account their social background, members of the main...
Justifying and Proving in School Mathematics: Student Conceptions and School Data, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In recent years there has been considerable interest in reassessing the role of mathematical proof, influenced by developments in computer technology and an increasing awareness of the role of proof in conveying and illuminating as well as verifying mathematical ideas. Research in mathematics education...
Effect of Local Education Authority Resources and Policies on Educational Attainment, 1972-1974
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to construct a data base as a preliminary to the multivariate analysis of the inter-relationship between local education authority resources and policies, the education provision they make, and the attainment of children in their areas. Data utilized include: census data on...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
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...
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series began in 1998, and was the successor to the previous Northern Ireland Social Attitudes series, which was discontinued in 1996.The main aims of the NILT series are:
to monitor public attitudes towards social policy and political issues in Northern...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 16, Sweep 4 Head Teacher Questionnaire, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
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...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
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...
Education and the Working Class: Some General Themes Raised by a Study of 88 Working-Class Children in a Northern Industrial City, 1946-1960
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is an enhanced qualitative study.
The research was an attempt to discover the 'gains' and 'losses' experienced by working-class children who pass through the grammar school experience. The study considered the question of why many working-class children failed to complete their full grammar school...
Politics and the English Child, 1969
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate political ideas among English school children taking into account the following main variables: age, type of school, social class and sex differences.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Knowledge about: party in office, elections, the Queen, Members...
Millennium Cohort Study: Sweep 5 Banded Distances to English Grammar Schools, 2012: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information about babies born at the beginning of the 21st century, their progress through life, and the families who are bringing them up, for the four countries of the United Kingdom. The...
British Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The British Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey (BES) continues the 2015 BES theme 'Voters in Context' (see SNs 7972 and 8202) and is designed to help our understanding of long-term political change, and the role of national and sub-national variations in the political and social...
Some Factors Associated with Variation in Performance at 'A' Level, 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to collect data about 'A' level grade variance in order to discover associations with such factors as socio-economic group, sex, previous academic performance and school type.
Main Topics:Variables cover school type and sex, sex of pupil, year of examination, mental ability...
Political Literacy Survey : Hansard Society Schools Survey, 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main aims of this survey were:
1)To produce a reliable estimate of the extent of political knowledge and ignorance of 15 to 16 year-olds.
2)To estimate a `yard stick' of political literacy against which to measure the effects of future developments in political education.
3)To examine the sources of...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1989
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...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1990
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...
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series began in 1998, and was the successor to the previous Northern Ireland Social Attitudes series, which was discontinued in 1996.The main aims of the NILT series are:
to monitor public attitudes towards social policy and political issues in Northern...
English County Borough Data, 1951-1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate the relationship between various aspects of English urban local authorities and the policies adopted by those authorities in eight areas of service. Policy was seen primarily in terms of per capita spending on each of the services, though several other measures were also used. Explanatory...
Exeter University Student Voting Study, May 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To explore the political attitudes and behaviour of Conservative student voters.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Whether voted at May General Election, if so for which party and reasons (e.g. to support a specific candidate/to elect a government/civic duty), reasons for not voting. Opinion of...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1994
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...