Study title
European Elections Survey, 1979
Creator
Study number / PID
1484 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-1484-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The survey was designed to record reactions to the first direct elections to the European Parliament, across the European Community. It forms part of an international study conducted through the International Institute of Communications on the role of broadcasting in those elections.
Main Topics:
Variables
The survey focused on 6 areas of questioning.
(I)To what extent were people interested and involved? Did they follow the campaign? Did they recognise issues? Vote?
(II)Through which channels of communication did they follow the campaign?
(III)How was campaign coverage evaluated?
(IV)Did an issue agenda emerge? Was it common to all EC member states?
(V)How did people vote? What influenced their choices? Were the influences 'European' or 'Domestic?'
(VI)What was the relationship between responses to the election and opinions on the EC? How was the importance and relevance of the E. Parliament evaluated?
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/06/1979
Country
Time dimension
Analysis unit
Universe
Electorates of Belgium, Denmark, France, German F.R., Great Britain, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands
Sampling procedure
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1981
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.
Related publications
- Fox, A. and Bulmer, J. (1980) 'The involvement of voters in the European Elections, 1979: : its extent and sources', European Journal of Political Research, 359-385
- Bulmer, J. (1983) Communicating to Voters:: television in the first European Parliamentary Elections, London: Sage.