Summary information

Study title

South Yorkshire Structure Plan, 1974

Creator

Social and Community Planning Research

Study number / PID

715 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-715-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


The purpose of this study was to collect data in order to discover satisfaction or dissatisfaction of residents with various aspects of life in South Yorkshire.
Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Length of residence, opinion of neighbourhood, satisfaction with neighbourhood, suggested improvements, likelihood of and attitude to move during next year. Satisfaction with home, garden, privacy, rates/rents/mortgages and parking facilities.
Suggested improvements and priorities. Contact (personal or organisational) with local authority. Journey to work, method, time, attitude to married women working, women respondents' attitude to work and reasons if not employed.
Assessment of area's services: job opportunities; pre-school and general educational facilities; leisure opportunities; health and medical services; local/central shopping centres; local bus services; and facilities for the private motorist. Suggested improvements in each case.
Background Variables
Age, sex, marital status, household status, age finished full-time education, occupation, household composition, number of cars available to household, total household income. Tenure, type of dwelling.

Methodology

Data collection period

31/05/1974 - 24/08/1974

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Families/households
Subnational
Households

Universe

Households in South Yorkshire

Sampling procedure

Simple random sample
within nine survey areas, interval sampling was used to obtain 50 wards selected with probability proportional to their size. 2 clustered polling districts were then selected within each ward. Addresses from electoral register

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1977

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

  • Courtenay, G. and Field, J. (1975) South Yorkshire structure plan: public attitude survey, London:Social and Community Planning Research.