Summary information

Study title

Banbury Social Survey, 1967

Creator

Batstone, E., University College of Swansea, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Bell, C., University College of Swansea, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Murcott, A., University College of Swansea, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Stacey, M., University College of Swansea, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology

Study number / PID

67016 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-67016-1 (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 provide data about the population of Banbury and district, in addition to the Census data, for a study of social relations in Banbury and as a supplement to the interactional data which was collected by observation and interview.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Occupational data include: detailed occupational designation (including industry type and full job description), working status (i.e. full-time, part-time etc.), length of time in present job, whether earns wage/salary/fees/profit, record of approximate net income received, together with the title of respondent's first job. In the same section, respondents are asked to state father's occupation and whether he was pursuing this at the time of the respondent's marriage. Information also includes a list of affiliations to clubs, societies, organizations etc., together with religious denominations and a record of respondent's voting behaviour in the last general election (1966). Married, widowed, separated, divorced female respondents are also asked to give the above information on behalf of their husbands. Background Variables Place of birth (i.e. whether born or brought up in Banbury area - if not, when came to Banbury), age when left school, whether received fee-paying education or had any full-time higher education, whether respondent's children have ever received fee-paying education and, if already left school, at what age and whether had any full-time higher education. Type of dwelling (11 categories), rateable value of property, type of tenure (7 categories), household composition (including: number, sex, ages, marital status and relationship to respondent, together with a record of any others living in house). The head of household is identified. Family record includes: respondent's marital status (including length of present marriage and a record of previous marriages), number and ages...
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/04/1967 - 01/05/1967

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
Subnational
Electors
Teaching packages

Universe

Individuals: adults on 1967 electoral register for Banbury and surrounding parishes

Sampling procedure

Simple random sample

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1973

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.

Related publications

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