Summary information

Study title

Social Status in Great Britain, 1974

Creator

Stewart, A., University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Economics

Blackburn, R. M., University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Economics

Prandy, K., University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Economics

Study number / PID

1369 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1369-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

This study examined some basic issues in social stratification.
Main Topics:

Occupations of respondents, current and previous; occupations of friends, neighbours, father, father-in-law, wife, brothers; education and qualifications, particularly post-school; background and personal circumstances, including age, family, income, residence (and where brought up), car ownership, social life (association membership, visits to friends and relatives, etc.).

Equality, inequality and social exclusion

AGEAPPRENTICESHIPASSOCIATIONSCHILDHOODCHILDRENEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENT HISTORYFATHERSFRIENDSFRIENDSHIPHIGHER EDUCATION

Data collection period

01/10/1974

Country

England, Scotland

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

Subnational

Employees

Men

Universe

Men employed in any set of 157 occupations in four regions around Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester and Cambridge, each divided into urban and rural

Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified random sample

by occupation with target quota of 12 men in an occupation in an area (or region, i.e. urban or rural). Two-stage, first approaching employers (or occupational lists, e.g. doctors) then random sampling where numbers permitted

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1980

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.

Blackburn, R., Prandy, K. and Stewart, A. (1980) 'Stratification and careers into management' , London: Gower.
Stewart, A., Blackburn, R. and Prandy, K. (1980) Social stratification and occupations, London: Macmillan.
Blackburn, R. (1980) 'Social stratification' in P. Lewthwaite and P. Abrams (eds.), : BSA.
Prandy, K., Stewart, A. and Blackburn, R. (1980) 'Part-time education and the alternative route'