Summary information

Study title

Study of The Labour Party Membership, December 1989 - May 1990

Creator

Whiteley, P., College of William and Mary (Virginia)

Broughton, D., University of Sheffield, Department of Politics

Seyd, P., University of Sheffield, Department of Politics

Study number / PID

2920 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2920-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

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The first national survey of Labour Party members to analyse: range and type of political activism by Labour Party members; social background characteristics of members; attitudes on issues and values of members; methods of recruitment into Labour Party; activism in pressure groups.
Main Topics:

Variables
Demographic and attitudinal influences on activism; attitudinal similarities and differences between Labour Party members and voters; influence of membership and activism on the vote.
Measurement Scales:
Thermometer scales (0-100) for parties, leaders, Labour politicians, other individuals/organisations; Likert scales (1-5-agree/disagree) on statements concerning political issues: Activism scale based on political activities.
Some of the questions were replicated from the 1987 British Election Study (held at the Archive under SN:2568) and the 1989 British Social Attitudes Survey (held at the Archive under SN:2723).

Political behaviour and attitudes

AGEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONARMED FORCESATTITUDESBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESCANVASSINGCHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSCIVIL SERVICECLASS CONSCIOUSNESSHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSCOMMUNITY CHARGE

Data collection period

07/12/1989 - 12/05/1990

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

National

Labour Party

Political party members

Universe

Paid-up members of the Labour Party according to national membership lists, Autumn 1989.

Sampling procedure

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

Follow-up survey of original cross-section.

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Postal survey

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1992

Terms of data access

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Whiteley, P. and Syed, P. (1992) 'Labour's reorganization down at the grassroots' , Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
Whiteley, P. and Seyd, P. (1992) Labour's grass roots : : the politics of party membership: Clarendon Press.