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British Candidate Study, 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This dataset consists of two files:
1. The survey of party members (members.por) included 1,634 Labour and Conservative activists who attended 26 selection meetings in contituencies throughout Britain. The constituencies to which the researchers had access were chosen to be broadly representative in...
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...
Political Change in Britain, 1963-1970; Merged File
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study was designed to investigate political change in Great Britain using a panel technique. The main areas of investigation were the party system, campaign issues, and social class. Information on the political background of the respondent as well as extensive demographic data were also collected....
Survey of Labour Party Members, 1997 and 1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study continued previous research by the principal investigators, last conducted in 1989-1990. It is a follow-up survey with a panel design analysing political activism, attitudes to issues, attitudes to party organisation, values and social background characteristics.
The earlier survey in the...
British Election Panel Study, 1992-1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. <i>British Election Panel Study 1992-1997</i>
The aim of the British Election Panel Study 1992-1997 (BEPS1) is to analyse the interaction between long-term structural trends, medium-term economic and other influences, and short-term political factors and the way in which they determine...
Participation in Political Organisations in the United Kingdom and the Internet, 2001-2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project evaluated the use of the internet by political organisations (parties, interest groups, trade unions and new social movements) to promote participation in two dimensions:
increasing vs. decreasing participation: examining whether the internet will increase rates of political participation and...
Radical Participation: Activists' Identities and Networks in Manchester, Oxford and North Wales, 1970-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project studied communities of radical activists in three areas (Manchester, Oxford and North Wales), tracing their history since the late 1960s. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used. Forms (repertoires), levels, targets and rationales of direct action were surveyed, with local...
Capitalist Farmers in the Class Structure, 1974-1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this project was to describe and analyse the changing position of East Anglian farmers and landowners in the rural class structure. For those employing labour this provided complementary data to that already collected from farm workers (SN: 963).Main Topics:Variables
The data collected included...
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...
Attitudes to Government, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate opinions on various aspects of government.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Questions covered satisfaction with life in Britain today, including attitudes to various branches of government, neighbourhood, housing, employment situation, income, health and other services,...
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...
Index of Electoral Malpractice, 1995-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the Index of Electoral Malpractice, 1995-2006 was to investigate electoral malpractice in new and semi-democracies. It studied the mechanics of electoral malpractice and the frequency of different forms of abuse with reference to the strategic constraints under which political actors operate...
Role of Community-Based Initiatives in Energy Saving, 2010-2014
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Role of Community-Based Initiatives in Energy Saving, 2010-2014 project aimed to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the role that community-based initiatives can play in fostering net energy savings in UK households. Specifically the researchers ask, "can community-based...
Inclusion without Membership: Bringing Russia, Ukraine and Belarus Closer to Europe: Mass Surveys, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The project examined attitudes to new forms of co-operation and integration between Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and the rest of Europe. All three countries are the immediate neighbours of the expanding Euro-Atlantic community, which, as a result of the first wave of North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
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...
MORI Omnibus Polls, January - June, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.These regular monthly polls are intended to probe political opinion in Britain.
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...
Scottish Parliamentary Commissioners, 1357-1707 : Biographical Data and Its Presentation
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project is supplementary to the long-standing project of the Scottish committee on the History of Parliament to provide concise biographies of all commissioners from burghs and shires who attended Scottish parliaments and associated conventions of estates from 1357 to 1707.Main Topics:In addition to...
British General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. Main Topics:Vote in 1992. Political and social attitudes. Numerous questions are replications from previous BES and British Social Attitudes surveys.
Measurement Scales used: Likert scales.
The `international' scales in the cross-section face-to-face interview questionnaire were taken from previous...
MORI Omnibus Polls, January - December, 1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.These regular monthly polls are intended to probe political opinion in Britain.
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 Local Government Panel Survey, 1985-1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The <i>British Local Government Panel Survey, 1985-1986 </i> is a panel study of attitudes and behaviour of local government electors. The survey consisted of two waves: the first wave carried out in 1985, sponsored by the <i>Widdicombe Committee of Inquiry into the Conduct of Local...
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,...
Social Class in Modern Britain, 1984
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to provide descriptive data on the changing nature of inequality and its perception, especially with reference to social class and social mobility.
This study formed part of the <i>Comparative Project on Class Structure and Class Consciousness</i> at the...
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...
MORI General Election Data, 1992 : Polls for the Times, March - April, 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To provide Election Campaign information.
Study of The Labour Party Membership, December 1989 - May 1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The first national survey of Labour Party members to analyse: range and type of political activism by Labour Party members; social background characteristics of members; attitudes on issues and values of members; methods of recruitment into Labour Party; activism in pressure groups.Main...
Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1991
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 Social Attitudes Survey, 1991
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...