Summary information

Study title

English County Borough Data, 1951-1967

Creator

Boaden, N. T., University of Liverpool, Department of Political Theory and Institutions

Study number / PID

112 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-112-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

To investigate the relationship between various aspects of English urban local authorities and the policies adopted by those authorities in eight areas of service. Policy was seen primarily in terms of per capita spending on each of the services, though several other measures were also used. Explanatory variables were arranged in terms of a model including community needs, policy-makers' dispositions and resources in the community and the authority.
Main Topics:

Variables
Demographic: per cent by age groups; class; occupation and tenure of residence. Population densities for areas and households were collected.
Expenditure on services: welfare; children's services; public libraries; fire; police; housing; education. Information about rateable values and rate support grants was gathered. Details of council (meetings and political control) and authority organisation in the boroughs.
Towns were classified according to Moser and Scott's functional categories, (see Moser and Scott, <i>British Towns</i> (London: 1961)).

CensusesGovernment, political systems and organisations

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURESAGEBOOK USECHILD PROTECTIONCOMMITTEESCOMPUTERSDEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICSEDUCATIONAL EXPENDITUREEMPLOYMENTFIRE-FIGHTING SERVICESHEALTH SERVICESHOME OWNERSHIP

Data collection period

01/01/1967 - 01/01/1968

Country

England

Time dimension

Mostly one-time, some interval and some averages over a period

Analysis unit

Administrative units (geographical/political)

National

Demographic data

Local authorities

Public expenditure

Universe

English County Boroughs

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

compilation of published data

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1976

Terms of data access

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Boaden, N. (1971) Urban policy making: Central Departments and Local Authorities, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.