Summary information

Study title

Survey of Census Users, 1987

Creator

Bulmer, M., London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Social Policy and Administration

Wrigley, N., University of Bristol, Department of Geography

Marsh, C., University of Cambridge, Social and Political Sciences Committee

Arber, S., University of Surrey, Department of Sociology

Rhind, D., University of London, Birkbeck College, Department of Geography

Study number / PID

2460 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2460-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The aims of this study were to assess the relative demand for various options on content and dissemination of the 1991 Census among academics.
The survey was conducted as part of a consultation exercise initiated by the Census Offices about the 1991 Census. To co-ordinate the views of academics, the ESRC set up a working party on the 1991 Census which conducted this survey, and eventually reported back to the Census Offices.

A similar survey, for the 2001 Census, was conducted in 1997 by Professor Philip Rees : the data from this study are held at the Data Archive under SN:3950.
Main Topics:

Variables
Perceived importance of census topics. Support for various proposed wording changes. Perceived demand for new modes of data dissemination.
Also, institution, subject, previous census usage.
Measurement Scales
4 point importance scale.

Censuses

ATTITUDESCENSUS DATADISSEMINATION OF INFORMATIONINFORMATION USEINFORMATION USERS

Data collection period

01/10/1987

Country

United Kingdom

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

National

Census users

Teachers

Universe

Academic census users

Sampling procedure

Questionnaires were sent to the heads of all social science depts.

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Postal survey

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1988

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Marsh, C. (1988) Research policy and review 23 : the view of academic social scientists on the 1991 UK Census of Population : : a report of the Economic and Social Research Council Working Group [Research report], .