Summary information
Study title
Demonstration Farms Survey, 1980-1981
Creator
Countryside Commission
Social Research Consultancy
Study number / PID
2070 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-2070-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The objectives of the demonstration farm project included the demonstration of the integration of conservation and agriculture to those involved in the industry. The monitoring exercise was designed to assess the impact of the demonstrations, and to a lesser extent to examine their influence within the local farming community.
Main Topics:
Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Assessment of demonstration, discussion, display boards, land use/management changes, visual features; reasons for attendance; possibility of applying principles demonstrated to own farm (farmers and landowners only).
Background Variables
Occupation, whether tenant or owner-occupier (farmers only), acreage of land farmed or owned (farmers and landowners only).
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1980 - 01/01/1981
Country
England and Wales
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Subnational
Farm visitors
Farmers
Universe
Visitors at official openings of demonstration farms in 1980 and 1981, plus farmers living within a ten-mile radius of the demonstration farm
Sampling procedure
No sampling (total universe)
Simple random sample
All visitors were surveyed, and a simple random sample of farmers.
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Telephone interview
Self-completion
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1985
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
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