Summary information

Study title

Employment in the Inner City: Attitudes, Aspirations and Opportunities, 1979

Creator

Cousins, J. M., University of Durham, Department of Sociology and Social Policy

Brown, R. K., University of Durham, Department of Sociology and Social Policy

Curran, M. M., University of Durham, Department of Sociology and Social Policy

Study number / PID

1934 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1934-1 (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 investigate the employment experience and work-related attitudes of the economically active residents of three small areas of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, two of them inner city areas, and one an outer suburban area of predominantly `working class' housing; to compare the responses of the residents of the three areas; and to investigate changes in respondents' labour market experiences and attitudes and aspirations by means of follow-up interviews approximately 18 months after the initial survey ( follow-up interview data not included in this deposition).

Main Topics:

Variables
Current employment situation and immediate prospects: work history (occupations; periods of unemployment, of education/training, and of unavailability for work; means of obtaining jobs and reasons for leaving) over a ten year period; education, training, first job; trade-union membership; job preferences and labour market prospects; residential history and preferences; attitudes and aspirations related to work and economic policies; income.

Labour and employment

ABSENTEEISMAPPOINTMENT TO JOBATTITUDESCOMMUTINGCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTDISABILITIESEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT POLICYEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES

Data collection period

01/02/1979 - 01/06/1979

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

Families/households

Employment periods

Subnational

Urban residents

Households

Employees

Universe

Economically active residents aged 16 years and over (i.e. those in paid work, or available for paid work); periods of time spent by the above in the same job in the period 1969-79 (i.e. employed by the same employer) and periods of time available for paid work between jobs

Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified random sample

one in two of all households in the designated areas, followed by all the economically active residents in each of those households

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1984

Terms of data access

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Curran, M. and Cousins, J. (1981) Inequality in a City Labour Market, [Working paper].: University of Durham.
Curran, M., Brown, R. and Cousins, J. (1982) Employment in the Inner City: : attitudes, aspirations and opportunities [Research report], : University of Durham.
Curran, M., Cousins, J. and Brown, R. (1983) Employment in the Inner City: [Research report], : University of Durham.
Curran, M. and Cousins, J. (1982) 'Patterns of disadvantage in a city labour market' , London: Gower Press.
Cousins, J., Brown, R. and Curran, M. (1982) Working in the Inner City: : a case study [Research report], London: Depatment of the Enviroment.