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Microdataset of Social Statistics for Development of Microsimulation Model, 2007

Statistični urad Republike Slovenije = Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Microdataset of Social Statistics for Development of Microsimulation Model 2007 was prepared by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia for the needs of the development of microsimulation model for modeling effects of tax legislation changes, social transfers changes and health legislation changes. The simple random sample includes 40 thousand households with...
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DisLeX project corpus of disaster legislation (2013-2023)

C. Egger (Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam); A. Krishnan (Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam)
This is the corpus of disaster legislation compiled in the context of the DisLeX project funded by an NWO XS grant (406.XS.04.112). The corpus includes disaster law collected on the IFRC Disaster Law Database (https://disasterlaw.ifrc.org/disaster-law-database).
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Equal Performance of Minority and Majority Coalitions? Pledge Fulfilment in the German State of NRW: dataset

Matthieß, Theres ( Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung)
This study examines how a government’s majority status affects coalition governance and performance. Two steps are investigated: the inclusion of government parties’ electoral pledges into the coalition agreement, and the ability to translate pledges into legislative outputs. The main results of a comparative analysis of 183 pledges of a minority (without a formal support...
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Road safety survey 1982

National Road Safety Office
This is the second study in a series of annual surveys on road safety conducted since 1981. The study is conducted by Statistics Sweden on behalf of the Traffic Safety Board, which had the overall responsibility for road safety in Sweden in 1982. Today is the study conducted on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration. The study aims to identify and analyse traffic...
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Geregistreerd partnerschap in Nederland 1999

Scherf, Y., n/a * Amsterdam (primary investigator)
Effects of the legislation on registered partnership, which came into force on January 1st 1998/ and characteristics, motivation, and experiences of people who concluded a registered partnership in 1998. Role of practical reasons: inheritance, pension, ownership of house, financial security, children, fiscal reasons / role of sentimental reasons: recognition of...
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Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003

Devine, P., Queen's University of Belfast, Centre for Social Research; Dowds, L., Queen's University of Belfast, Centre for Social Research
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...
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Discrimination Against Gay Men and Lesbians, 1993

Thomson, K., Social and Community Planning Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study was designed to take an unbiased and comprehensive look at the nature of discrimination against gay men and lesbians in Britain today, through a random sample survey of gays/lesbians and of heterosexuals. There was also a follow-up qualitative study of gays and lesbians, but only data from the...
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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1994

Social and Community Planning Research
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...
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Labour Parliamentarians and European Integration Survey, 1995-1996

Gamble, A., University of Sheffield; Seawright, D., University of Lincoln, Department of Economics and International Studies; Baker, D., Nottingham Trent University; (1 more)
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The principal aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the ideological mapping of Labour politicians is best drawn on the basis of two dimensions: state/market and national sovereignty/interdependence. The research was intended to contribute to knowledge and understanding of the ideological...
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Mothers Follow-Up Survey, 1993

McRae, S., Policy Studies Institute
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Parental Rights Survey, previously titled the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey series (MPRS) and the Maternity Rights Survey, has been monitoring the take-up of maternity benefits and mothers' decisions relating to childcare and employment following the birth of the child since the late 1970s,...
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National Identity and Constitutional Change in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2001 and 2003

National Centre for Social Research; MacGinty, R., University of York, Department of Politics; Jones, R. Wyn, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Department of International Politics, Institute of Welsh Politics; (1 more)
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This dataset arises from the survey work undertaken by four closely co-ordinated projects, which were part of the Devolution and Constitutional Change research programme of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The principal aim of the projects was to establish whether initial reactions to the...
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Maternity and Paternity Rights in Britain, 2002: Survey of Parents

Policy Studies Institute
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Parental Rights Survey, previously titled the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey series (MPRS) and the Maternity Rights Survey, has been monitoring the take-up of maternity benefits and mothers' decisions relating to childcare and employment following the birth of the child since the late 1970s,...
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European Working Conditions Survey, 2000

Eurofound
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) is conducted by Eurofound (the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions). Since its launch in 1990, the EWCS has provided an overview of working conditions in Europe. The main objectives of the survey are to:assess and quantify...
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Discourses of Globalisation and European Integration in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 2004-2005

Smith, N., University of Birmingham, Department of Political Science and International Studies
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The principal objective of the research was to survey and map elite political attitudes to globalisation, European integration and the relationship between the two. Explicitly designed as a pilot study for a broader multi-country and multi-language European comparative analysis, the focus of the project...
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Resisting Subjugation: Law and Power amongst the Santal of India and Bangladesh, 2002-2004

Shariff, F., University of Warwick, School of Law
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is an enhanced qualitative study. The study uses mixed methods and focuses on the Santal adivasi (tribal people) in Jharkhand, India and Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Anthropological and sociological data collection methods were used to collect material in four villages, three courts of law and from...
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Social Change and Economic Life Initiative Surveys, 1986-1987

Gallie, D., University of Oxford, Nuffield College
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The principal emphasis of the programme was to examine the attitude of the population to changes in the employment structure of British society, including occupational structure changes in the gender composition of the workforce, increased unemployment and increases in the use of casual employment. These...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1989

Social and Community Planning Research
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...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 1990

Social and Community Planning Research
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...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 1991

Social and Community Planning Research
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...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1991; Cumulative File

Social and Community Planning Research
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...
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Accommodation to Change : Panel Study to Examine Attitude Change towards the EEC Before and After the Referendum, June 1975

Himmelweit, H., London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Social Psychology
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...
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European Working Conditions Survey, 2010

Eurofound
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) is conducted by Eurofound (the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions). Since its launch in 1990, the EWCS has provided an overview of working conditions in Europe. The main objectives of the survey are to:assess and quantify...
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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996

Social and Community Planning Research
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...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Social and Community Planning Research
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...
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ONS Omnibus Survey, March 1998

Office for National Statistics, Social Survey Division
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (formerly known as the ONS Opinions Survey or Omnibus) is an omnibus survey that began in 1990, collecting data on a range of subjects commissioned by both the ONS internally and external clients (limited to other government departments, charities, non-profit...
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European Elections Study, 1978

Social and Community Planning Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to provide data to help guide the information campaign leading up to the European elections.
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Conservative Parliamentarians and European Integration, 1994

Fountain, I., University of Sheffield; Baker, D., Nottingham Trent University; Ludlam, S., University of Sheffield; (1 more)
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to investigate attitudes of Conservative MPs, MEPs and European Election candidates to a range of policy issues concerning European integration.Main Topics:The questionnaire covered key current issues and issues likely to become significant during the debates leading up to the...
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OECD Employment and Labour Market Statistics, 1950-2019

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The OECD Employment and Labour Market Statistics provide detailed annual information the employment and labour market for the period 1950/60 onwards for all OECD countries (where data is available). The OECD Employment and Labour Market Statistics includes a range of annual labour market statistics and...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 1984

Social and Community Planning Research
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...
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Politics and the English Child, 1969

Zureik, E., Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
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...
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