Summary information

Study title

Capitalist Farmers in the Class Structure, 1974-1975

Creator

Rose, D., University of Essex, Department of Sociology

Newby, H., University of Essex, Department of Sociology

Saunders, P., University of Essex, Department of Sociology

Bell, C., University of Essex, Department of Sociology

Study number / PID

1270 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1270-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The aim of this project was to describe and analyse the changing position of East Anglian farmers and landowners in the rural class structure. For those employing labour this provided complementary data to that already collected from farm workers (SN: 963).
Main Topics:

Variables
The data collected included sociographic data on the respondent's background, etc., size of farm business, entrepreneurial behaviour, political attitudes and behaviour, relationship to employees and local community, perceptions of rural change, etc. The study also examined the role of the 'farming interest' in local politics via a study of decision-making in Suffolk.

Labour and employmentCommunity, urban and rural lifeEquality, inequality and social exclusion

ACHIEVEMENTAGEAGRICULTURE EDUCATIONAGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISESAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL WORKERSAGRICULTURAL WORKERS ASSOCIATIONSATTITUDESBUILDING MAINTENANCEBUSINESSESCAPITAL

Data collection period

01/07/1974 - 01/03/1975

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

Groups

Subnational

Farmers

Landowners

Universe

All holders of 1000 or more acres of agricultural land in East Anglia; all holders of agricultural land in 44 parishes in East Suffolk; employers of Newby's sample of farm workers (SN: 963)

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Simple random sample

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

1. All employers of Newby's sample of farm workers (SN: 963) were sampled.
2. A simple random sample of one in two of all holders of 1000 acres or more of agricultural land in East Anglia was drawn.
3. A stratified sample of one in three of all holders of agricultural land in 44 parishes in East Suffolk was drawn.

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Grant number

HR2364

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1981

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee.

Newby, H. (1975) 'Field work' in C. LeVay (ed.), , Wales: Dept. of Agricultural Economics, University of Aberystwyth.
Newby, H. and Rose, D. (1977) 'Land tenure and official statistics: a research note', Journal of Agricultural Economics, 69-76
Newby, H. (1976) 'Ideologies of property: a base study', Socialist Review
Newby, H. (1978) Property, paternalism and power, London: Hutchinson.