Summary information

Study title

Survey of Labour Party Members, 1997 and 1999

Creator

Whiteley, P. F., University of Bristol, Department of Politics

Seyd, P., University of Sheffield, Department of Politics

Study number / PID

4466 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-4466-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

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 series, 'Study of The Labour Party Membership, December 1989 - May 1990', is held at the UK Data Archive under SN:2920. The same investigators have also conducted a similar study of the Conservative Party, 'Survey of Conservative Party Members, 1992', held under SN:3286.
Main Topics:

Topics covered include: strength of Labour Party affiliation and reasons for joining, levels of activism and connections with the local party, offices held, political participation and activities, election campaign work, attitudes to social and political issues including 'modernisation' of the Labour Party and the role of trade unions, attitudes to Tony Blair and other politicians, formation of party policy, membership of other organisations, and individual demographic characteristics.

Political behaviour and attitudes

ABORTIONAGEAGRICULTUREANIMAL RIGHTSCANVASSINGCRIME AND SECURITYDONATIONS TO CHARITYECONOMIC ACTIVITYEDUCATIONELECTED OFFICIALSELECTION CAMPAIGNSEMPLOYMENT

Data collection period

Not available

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Longitudinal/panel/cohort

first wave (1997) response rate was 63%, yielding 5,761 respondents after weighting. One third of respondents were selected at random and surveyed again in 1999, producing 1,325 usable questionnaires with a response rate of 69%. The first wave weighting was derived from a follow-up survey of non-respondents.

Analysis unit

Individuals

Institutions/organisations

National

Universe

Labour Party members in Great Britain during 1997 and 1999.

Sampling procedure

No information recorded

Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

Postal survey

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2002

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.

Whiteley, P. and Seyd, P. (2002) High-intensity participation :: the dynamics of party activism in Britain, Ann Arbor, USA: University of Michigan Press.ISBN 047-2106201 | 978-0472106202
Seyd, P. and Whiteley, P. (2002) New Labour's grassroots :: the transformation of the Labour Party membership, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan UK.ISBN 033-3777786 | 978-0333777787
Russell, M. (2005) Building New Labour:: the politics of party organisation, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan UK.ISBN 140-3939934 | 978-1403939944