Summary information

Study title

New Forest Survey, 1979

Creator

Countryside Commission

Social Research Consultancy

Study number / PID

2071 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2071-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The aim of this survey was to investigate the socio-economics of commoning in the New Forest.
Main Topics:

Variables
Tenure, relationship to previous holder of common rights, size of herd, use of common rights, acreage, age, family structure, age began commoning, area where brought up, educational background, reasons for beginning commoning, employment, family labour on holdings, hired labour, income from agriculture. Attitudes to changes and forest management. Reasons for giving up (those who had ceased commoning since 1975).

Community, urban and rural lifeAgriculture and rural industry

ACCOUNTSAGEAGRICULTURE EDUCATIONAGRICULTUREANIMAL HUSBANDRYATTITUDESCATTLECHILDRENCOMMON LANDCOMMON RIGHTSCOMMUNITY BEHAVIOURCROPS

Data collection period

01/01/1979

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

Groups

Subnational

Farmers

Universe

All commoners of the New Forest who were practicing in 1979, plus a random selection who had ceased commoning since 1975

Sampling procedure

All commoners, plus a random selection of practicing and non-practicing commoners for interview

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Self-completion

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1985

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.

(1984) The New Forest commoners, London.