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Summary information

Study title

Miller/Mackie Political Economy Time Series Data, July 1946 - December 1972

Creator

Mackie, M. L., University of Strathclyde, Department of Politics
Miller, W. L., University of Strathclyde, Department of Politics

Study number / PID

657 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-657-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


To collect data in order to compare official and mass perception of economic statistics.
Main Topics:

Variables
Month of century, party support, index of basic weekly rates of wages, cost of living index, percentage of insured workers unemployed each month, vacancies, exports and imports, houses completed, bank rate, month of Parliament, party governing, year, Conservative/Labour support. From the following sources: <i>Gallup Poll Index</i>, <i>British Labour Statistics 1868 - 1962</i>, D Butler and A Sloman, <i>British Political Facts 1900 - 1975</i> (London: Macmillan, 1975).

Topics

Economic conditions and indicatorsPolitical behaviour and attitudes

Keywords

BANK RATEBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESCONSERVATIVE PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)ECONOMIC INDICATORSECONOMICSEXPORTS AND IMPORTSGOVERNMENTHOUSING CONSTRUCTIONJOB VACANCIESLABOUR PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)LIBERAL PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE
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Methodology

Data collection period

Not available

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Time Series

Analysis unit

Economic statistics
National
Economic indicators
Political indicators

Universe

Not available

Sampling procedure

Compilation of published statistics

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1979

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

  • Mackie, M. (1973) Official and mass perceptions of economic statistics, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde.
  • Miller, W. and Mackie, M. (1973) 'The electoral cycle and the asymmetry of government and opposition popularity: an alternative model of the relationship between economic conditions and political popularity', Political Studies, 263-279