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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 88 Socio-Economic Effects of the Tied Cottage System in British Agriculture: Farm Workers Survey, 1974 8810.5255/UKDA-SN-88-1 Tavistock Institute of Human Relations No information recorded Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food UK Data Service 01 January 1974 ADVICEAGEAGRICULTURAL TRAININGAGRICULTURAL WORKERSATTITUDESBUILDING MAINTENANCECENTRAL HEATINGCHILDRENCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTCONSUMER GOODSELECTRIC POWER SUPPLYEVALUATIONEVICTIONEXPENDITUREFATHERSGARAGESGENDERHOLIDAYSHOME OWNERSHIPHOMELESSNESSHOUSE VERMINHOUSESHOUSINGHOUSING CONDITIONSHOUSING IMPROVEMENTINSURANCEINTELLIGENCEJOB SATISFACTIONLABOUR RELATIONSLEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESMARRIED WOMEN WORKERSOCCUPATIONAL PENSIONSOCCUPATIONSOVERTIMEPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIVATE GARDENSPUBLIC TRANSPORTRENTED ACCOMMODATIONRENTSRETIREMENTROOMSSAVINGSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSHOPPING AREASSOCIAL HOUSINGTIED HOUSINGTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPWAGESWATER SERVICES (BUILDINGS)HOURS OF WORK Agriculture and rural industryCommunity, urban and rural life Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this study were to: identify the range of factors operating in the tied cottage system and the way these interact; to obtain first-hand information from farmers and farm workers about the satisfactory and unsatisfactory features of the system; to assess the value of the tied cottage in both socio-economic and narrowly economic terms.Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions The Tied Cottage: condition of cottage and responsibility for maintenance. Farmworkers were asked for their assessment of need for tied cottages and if they had had any experience of legal, financial or welfare problems. Perception of disadvantages and anticipation of future problems (illness, retirement) were explored. Farm workers: employment conditions: length of service, hours, holidays, number of agricultural/non-agricultural jobs held, reasons for choice of agriculture, knowledge of industrial employment opportunities in area, advice on employment given to children, union membership. Income, use of and knowledge of financial and welfare agencies, preferred style of expenditure, forward planning. Commitment to local community: relatives living locally; children in school; length of stay in current house/job. Leisure activities. Background Variables Age, sex, marital status, number of children, residence: tenure (tied, council, privately rented, owner occupied); location (distance from farm, nearest schools and shopping centre); number of people/rooms in house; age of dwelling. March 197401 March 1974 Great Britain IndividualsGroupsFarm workersTenantsNational All full-time hired employees on British farms Cross-sectional (one-time) study Quota sample(i.e. if less than 10 employees on farm, quota = 100 per cent farmworkers: with more than 10 employees on farm, upper limit of quota will be 'mean number of employees on farms with more than 10 employees' - approximately 20) from stratified, random random sample of farms Face-to-face interview The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 88 2024-11-28T07:34:32Z ddi:codebook:2_5