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Summary information

Study title

Empirical Study of Interest Group Activity and Membership in Britain : Preliminary Data Report, 1993

Creator

Jordan, G., University of Aberdeen, Department of Politics and International Relations

Study number / PID

3207 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-3207-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


This study has three main aims: 1) The collection of theoretically informed empirical data on British interest groups; 2) The comparison of that data with comparable US material; 3) Improvement in understanding of decisions by potential members about joining interest groups.
Main Topics:

Membership characteristics of survey groups (i.e. FOE, Amnesty, NFU (Scotland), NFU (Countryside) etc.); motivation for joining; method of joining; demographic information - membership profiles.

Topics

Social behaviour and attitudesEnvironment and conservationPolitical behaviour and attitudes

Keywords

AGE (ELSST)ATTITUDES (ELSST)BRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESBUSINESSES (ELSST)CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS (ELSST)CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS (ELSST)COMPANIES (ELSST)DECISION MAKING (ELSST)ECONOMIC ACTIVITY (ELSST)EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND (ELSST)EMPLOYEES (ELSST)ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (ELSST)
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/03/1993 - 01/07/1993

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
Groups
National
Interest groups members

Universe

Members of interest groups in England, Wales and Scotland in 1993.

Sampling procedure

Simple random sample

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Postal survey

Funding information

Grant number

R000233025

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1994

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

  • Jordan, G., McLaughlin, A. and Maloney, W. (1994) 'Collective action and the public interest problem :: drawing a line under Olson' in P. Dunleavy and J. Stanyer (eds.), , Queens University, Belfast: UK Political Studies Association. ISBN0952315009 (v.1) | 0952315017 (v.2)
  • Maloney, W., Jordan, G. and McLaughlin, A. (1994) 'Contemporary political studies 1994 :: Annual Conference' in J. Stanyer and P. Dunleavy (eds.), , Queens University, Belfast: UK Political Studies Association. ISBN0952315009 (v.1) | 0952315017 (v.2)