Summary information

Study title

Economic and Social Research Council 16-19 Initiative; a Longitudinal Study of Two Cohorts of Young People, 1987-1989

Creator

Banks, M., University of Sheffield

Jamieson, L., University of Dundee

Roberts, K., University of Liverpool, Department of Sociology

Breakwell, G., University of Surrey

Emler, N., University of Dundee

Bynner, J., City University, Social Statistics Research Unit

Study number / PID

3109 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-3109-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

This survey was undertaken in order to understand the processes involved in economic and political socialisation of young people aged 16-19 in four British localities; Swindon,Sheffield, Liverpool and Kirkcaldy
An associated qualitative dataset, Economic and Political Socialisation, 16-19 : a Scottish Study, 1987-1989, which covers the Kircaldy sample only, is available as SN: 4926

Main Topics:

Education, training and employment; social relationships and domestic careers; politics; identity formation and development.
Measurement Scales
Self-completion questionnaires used on three occasions: 1987, 1988, 1989. Batteries of attitude items mostly in Likert format were used, some of which were based on measures used in earlier studies by the principal researchers, e.g. Employment commitment (Banks), Attitude to new technology, Self-efficacy, Estrangement (Breakwell), Attitude to authority (Emler).
For further details see: Bynner, J. ESRC 16-19 initiative : the route to careers and identities, Working Paper No. 43. (City University, SSRU, 1992)

Youth

Data collection period

01/04/1987 - 01/01/1989

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Longitudinal/panel/cohort

3 waves, carried out in 1987, 1988 and 1989.

Analysis unit

Individuals

Subnational

Young people

Universe

Two cohorts of young people aged between 15-16 and 17-18 respectively, living in the local education areas of Swindon, Sheffield, Liverpool and Kirkcaldy.

Sampling procedure

Samples of 825 names and addresses for each age cohort (15-16 and 17-18) were selected at random from the complete name and address lists held by the Local Education Authorities. In Wave 2, a boost sample of 250 young people for each cohort in each area was added to compensate for sample loss. A theoretically designed sample was interviewed following the Wave 1 survey.
All young people who supplied data in Wave 1 were followed up in Wave 2. All who supplied data in Wave 2 (including the boost sample) were followed up in Wave 3. Selected members of Wave 1 sample were interviewed.

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Postal survey

Self-completion postal questionnaires with one postal follow up and then visits by interviewers.

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1993

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.

Banks, M. (1992) Careers and identities, Milton Keynes: Open University Press.ISBN 0335097146 | 978-0335097159