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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...
Political Perceptions, Political Education and Voting among Young People, 1986-1988
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main aims of the project are:
1. To assess the impact of formal education in politics on the political attitudes and behaviour of young people, and more generally to examine the role of formal education in politics in political socialisation;
2. To explore the voting behaviour of young people in terms...
British General Election Results, 1955-1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To visualize and analyse the evolution of the post-ward British Electoral System and to provide a basis for projecting plausible future election results on the record of past precedent.Main Topics:The vote in each seat for each party at each election; which seats remained roughly constant over time.
Former Members of the Social Democratic Party, December 1991 - March 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To establish the background and political <i>careers</i> of members of the Social Democratic Party.Main Topics:Political background; political opinions; personal background.
British Election Study, February 1974; Cross-Section Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Attention to television and newspapers, perceived bias in newspapers, perceived difference between political parties. Opinion of Conservative and Labour parties. Attitude to election and strength of political opinion and interest. Knowledge, perception...
Miller/Mackie Political Economy Time Series Data, July 1946 - December 1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect data in order to compare official and mass perception of economic statistics.Main Topics:Variables
Month of century, party support, index of basic weekly rates of wages, cost of living index, percentage of insured workers unemployed each month, vacancies, exports and imports, houses completed,...
British Election Study, October 1974; Cross-Section Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Attention to newspapers and television, degree of political interest, attitude towards election, perceived differences between political parties. Opinion of Liberal and Scottish National Party campaigns, opinion on the various political parties....
British General Election Study, 1983; Cross-Section Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. From 1983, the British Election Study series continued under a slightly changed name, British General Election Study, directed by Anthony Heath, Roger Jowell and John Curtice, and conducted jointly by Social and Community Planning Research (SCPR - now NatCen Social Research) and Nuffield College...
British Parliamentary By-Elections, 1950-1982
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Collection of voting results at by-elections. Each constituency where by-elections have occurred also has the voting results for that constituency at the preceding general election and, where possible, at the subsequent general electionMain Topics:Variables
Votes received by Conservative, Labour,...
Methodological Aspects of Attitude Research, 1985-1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The major aim of the study was to find ways of improving the reliability and validity of instruments for measuring social and political ideology. It represents a follow-up to the 1983 British Election Study (SN: 2005).Main Topics:Party identification, social and political values (equality, self-reliance,...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1986
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...
Strathclyde Area Studies, 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To form a continous record of social and economic change in the Greater Glasgow area.Main Topics: Variables
Demographic, economic and political.
British Election Study, May 1979; Cross-Section Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Vote in general election, other party thought of, vote in local elections, vote in October 1974, February 1974, and 1970. Direction and strength of party identification, level of negative identification. Marks out of ten for parties and leading...
Welsh Election Study, 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate specific Welsh dimensions within the general field of voting behaviour and partisanship in British politics. In addition, data was collected on exclusively Welsh issues such as the Welsh language, devolution, and aspects of national identity. This study was...
British Election Study, February 1974, October 1974, June 1975, May 1979; Panel Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. British Election Study, 1974-1983 (BES):
The BES was started as a research project at the University of Essex in 1974, to continue the series started by Butler and Stokes. The BES conducted interview surveys following the general elections of February 1974, October 1974 and May 1979. This series...
Political Communication and the Young Voter, 1970-1971
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to collect data about the first-time elector, whose attitudes towards, exposure to and response to the flow of campaign communications during the 1970 and the 1974 General Election were examined in the context of political outlook, role and social situation.Main...
Political Communication and the Young Voter, 1971: Follow-Up Survey of Youth Sample
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to collect data about the first-time elector, whose attitudes towards, exposure to and response to the flow of campaign communications during the 1970 and the 1974 General Election were examined in the context of political outlook, role and social situation.Main...
MORI Political Polls, 2nd October 1982
Main Topics:Core questions include:
Use of private car; age completed full-time education; frequency of television viewing; daily and Sunday newspaper readership; weekend colour supplement; weekly and monthly magazine readership; telephone in home; radio listening in the last week; satisfaction with the way the government is running the country; assessment of job performance...
MORI Political Polls, 2nd November 1982
Main Topics:Core questions include:
Use of private car; age completed full-time education; frequency of television viewing; daily and Sunday newspaper readership; weekend colour supplement; weekly and monthly magazine readership; telephone in home; radio listening in the last week; satisfaction with the way the government is running the country; assessment of job performance...
MORI Political Polls, 2nd January 1983
Main Topics:Core questions include:
Use of private car; age completed full-time education; frequency of television viewing; daily and Sunday newspaper readership; weekend colour supplement; weekly and monthly magazine readership; telephone in home; radio listening in the last week; satisfaction with the way the government is running the country; assessment of job performance...
MORI Political Polls, 1st February 1983
Main Topics:Core questions include:
Use of private car; age completed full-time education; frequency of television viewing; daily and Sunday newspaper readership; weekend colour supplement; weekly and monthly magazine readership; telephone in home; radio listening in the last week; satisfaction with the way the government is running the country; assessment of job performance...
MORI Political Polls, 2nd February 1983
Main Topics:Core questions include:
Use of private car; age completed full-time education; frequency of television viewing; daily and Sunday newspaper readership; weekend colour supplement; weekly and monthly magazine readership; telephone in home; radio listening in the last week; satisfaction with the way the government is running the country; assessment of job performance...
BBC Election Survey, 1983
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To explain why people voted the way they did in the 1983 general electionMain Topics:Variables
Party voted for, continuity and negative/positive motivation of party choice; tactical considerations; influence of advertising and TV broadcasts, of party image; past vote; perception of best party for...
MORI General Election Polls, 1983: Poll for the Daily Star, 16-31 May 1983
Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions: Voting intention, political party support; attitudes on electoral issues including policies on inflation, unemployment, social services, incomes, industrial relations, pensioners, educational standards, defence spending, nuclear disarmament; attention to political broadcasts; past voting behaviour.Background...
Electoral Commission / NOP National Assembly for Wales Election Survey, 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research consisted of a post-election survey of a random sample of 1,153 Welsh adults aged 18 and over following the 2003 National Assembly for Wales election. The main purpose of this study was to investigate general attitudes towards the election in Wales, reasons for voting/non-voting, and...
Electoral Commission / ICM Scottish Elections Survey, 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research consisted of a post-election survey of a random sample of 1,100 Scottish adults aged 18 and over following the 2003 Scottish parliamentary and local elections. The main purpose of this study was to investigate general attitudes towards elections in Scotland, reasons for voting/non-voting,...
Devolution and Constitutional Change, 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The principal aim was to establish whether initial reactions to the introduction of devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland enhanced or otherwise the legitimacy of (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) the new institutions themselves. In particular, the project aimed to test three competing theories...
Britain in the Seventies, 1971
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to attempt to describe the attitudes of the British public in early 1971 to the EEC and the issue of Britain's possible entry. The intention was to explore the structure of attitudes in some depth rather than conduct an opinion poll.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural...
MORI Labour Party Research Data, August 1974: Scotland 2
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Scotland 2 - fieldwork completed during week of August 23-31, 1974. A quota sample of 976 individuals were interviewed in 36 constituencies.Main Topics:Demographics; party preferences; party affiliation and voting intention; the Scottish National Party; attitudes to the governance of Scotland; Scottish...
Political Participation in Britain, 1984-1985; National and Community Studies
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The research involved a series of linked surveys designed to examine the state of mass political participation in Britain. Data were collected from a national survey, a series of six community studies and within the community studies, surveys of elites. The latter are not included with this dataset,...