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Summary information

Study title

Redundancy in Steel : Labour Market Behaviour, Domestic Organisation and Local Networks, 1981-1982

Creator

Harris, C. C., University College of Swansea, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Lee, R. M., University of Surrey, Department of Sociology

Study number / PID

1637 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1637-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


To examine by means of a longitudinal survey the subsequent labour market behaviour of workers made redundant from the British Steel Corporation's Abbey Works at Port Talbort, South Wales, and to relate this behaviour to patterns of domestic organisation and local social networks.
Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Post-redundancy labour market experience, domestic organisation, relational involvement, mobility, job acquisition, job satisfaction, attitudes, voting, household finance. A health questionnaire taken from D.P. Goldberg's <i>The detection of psychiatric illness by questionnare</i> (Oxford Univ. Press, 1972) was administered on waves 2 and 3.
Background Variables
Age, previous occupation, current work status, tenure, religion denomination.

Topics

UnemploymentLabour and employmentGender and gender roles

Keywords

AGEALCOHOLISMAPPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENTAPPOINTMENT TO JOBAPPRENTICESHIPATTITUDESCHIEF INCOME EARNERSBUSINESSESCAPITALISMCHILDRENCIVIL DISTURBANCESCOMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/04/1981 - 01/12/1982

Country

Wales

Time dimension

Longitudinal/panel/cohort
three waves

Analysis unit

Individuals
Families/households
Subnational
Men
Redundant workers
Steel workers
Unemployed

Universe

Redundant steel workers from Abbey Works, Port Talbot. Subsequent waves contained only male workers

Sampling procedure

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
disproportionately stratified by age

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Funding information

Grant number

G00230023

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Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1982

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

  • Harris, C. and Lee, R. (1984) Redundancy studies: : in Port Talbot and the future [Research report], .
  • Harris, C. (1983) 'The geographical definition of the labour market of West Industrial South Wales', Tocqueville Review, 365-381
  • Lee, R. (1983) Aspects of the everyday life of the redundant: the place of informal relations [Research report], : SSRC.
  • Harris, C. (1984) Social transitions and the deconstruction of the family: reflections on research into the domestic circumstances of the victims of economic change [Research report], : ESRC Stratification Seminar.
  • Harris, C. (1984) The idea of labour market, [Discussion paper].: School of Social Studies .
  • Harris, C. (1981) Domestic organisation, informal economy and unemployment, [Discussion paper].: BSA Urban Sociology Group.
  • Harris, C. (1982) 'The geographical definition of the labour market of West Industrial South Wales'
  • Lee, R. (1984) 'Estimating informal economic activity: the use of the randomized response technique'
  • Lee, R. (1983) Conceptualising the place of redundant steelworkers in the class structure [Research report], : SSRC.