Summary information

Study title

BBC Election Survey, 1983

Creator

Crewe, I. M., University of Essex, Department of Government

Study number / PID

1852 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1852-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

To explain why people voted the way they did in the 1983 general election
Main 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 policies, leader, team of leaders, and each of eleven issues, best and worst P.M.; most important issue; economy's performance, past and future; Thatcherism; position on various issues; impact of polls; views on trade union law, taxation, policy for unemployment.

Elections

ADVERTISINGAGEARMS CONTROLATTITUDESBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESBUSINESSESCONSERVATIVE PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)CONSTITUENCIESCOST OF LIVINGDEATH PENALTYDECISION MAKINGDEFENCE

Data collection period

03/06/1983 - 09/06/1983

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Follow-up to cross-sectional study

(SN:1365)

Analysis unit

Individuals

National

Electors

Teaching packages

Universe

Electors in Great Britain

Sampling procedure

A stratified quota sample weighted to be representative of the electorate of Great Britain. Stratification was by region and constituency marginality (according to BBC/ITN estimates of new constituencies). There were 200 separate sampling points (polling district). Interviewers were given quotas for age, sex, and house tenure

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1984

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.

Crewe, I. (1983) 'The electorate: partisan dealignment ten years on', West European Politics
Rose, R. (1983) 'Crosstabulation and elaboration using the British General Election 1983 data set'
Crewe, I. (1983) 'How Labour war trounced all round: Policies counted for more than personalities; : the country's interest more than self interest.', The Guardian. London.
Crewe, I. (1983) 'Why Labour lost the British elections', Public Opinion, 7-9 56-60
Crewe, I. (1983) 'The disturbing truth behind Labour's Rout', The Guardian. London.