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Summary information

Study title

Attitudes towards Extending British Summer Time, 1986

Creator

Research Surveys of Great Britain

Study number / PID

2341 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2341-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


This survey was undertaken to assess the effect that the system of changing the clocks has on rural businesses and those employed in rural areas
Main Topics:

Variables
Preference between three alternative seasonal time systems:
- permanent British Summer Time (GMT plus 1 hour)
- British Summer Time from late February to late November
- British Summer Time from late March to late October (the present system)
Impact of daylight hours on working conditions, especially outdoors, on recreation and tourism and on children's travel to school.

Topics

Environment and conservationAgriculture and rural industry

Keywords

ABSENTEEISMAGE (ELSST)AGRICULTUREATTITUDES (ELSST)BICYCLES (ELSST)SUMMER-TIME (ELSST)BUSES (ELSST)BUSINESSES (ELSST)CHILDREN (ELSST)COMMUTING (ELSST)CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (ELSST)COST OF LIVING (ELSST)
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Methodology

Data collection period

29/10/1986 - 24/11/1986

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Institutions/organisations
Subnational
Employees
Employers
Rural residents

Universe

Employers and employees in rural businesses and other adults (not economically active)

Sampling procedure

Districts in England ordered by rural population (DoE definition): districts selected with probability proportional to rural population; parish selected randomly within district and matched to local telephone exchange; parish population less than 5000 in 1981; businesses in Yellow Pages categories were enumerated and simple random sample drawn: five in each of three categories (land work, building etc., services). Interviewers had a quota target of 3 employers in each category.

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1988

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.

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