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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1329 Into the 80s : New Society Survey, 1979 132910.5255/UKDA-SN-1329-1 New Society (Periodical) No information recorded UK Data Service 01 January 1981 ALCOHOLISMATTITUDESBUREAUCRACYCHILDRENCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSCLASS CONFLICTDRUG ADDICTIONECONOMIC RECESSIONEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENTEQUALITY BETWEEN THE SEXESGENDERGOVERNMENTGUNSHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDHOUSINGHOUSING TENUREIMMIGRANTSLAW AND JUSTICELAW ENFORCEMENTLEISURE TIMEMARITAL STATUSMATERIALISMMORAL VALUESNUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETYNUCLEAR WARFAREOIL RESOURCESPARTICIPATIONPOLICE SERVICESPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOLLUTIONPOVERTYETHNIC CONFLICTSCHOOL-LEAVINGSELF-EMPLOYEDSLUMSSOCIAL CHANGESOCIAL CLASSSUPERVISORSINNOVATIONTERRORISMTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNIONSUNEMPLOYMENTASSAULTWORKING CONDITIONSHOURS OF WORK Political behaviour and attitudesSocial behaviour and attitudes Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To explore social attitudes in Britain at the end of the 1970's and expectations of life in the next decade.Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Whether Britain is a reasonably good place to live in, whether changes in the past ten years have been for the worse or for the better, expectations for next ten years, whether people are more inclined to selfishness or altruism and expectation for future, whether respondent feels able to determine own future, whether changes will accelerate/decelerate/stay same over next ten years, whether people whould consider their future or take each day as it comes. Attitude towards class hostility/individual freedom/noise and pollution/leisure time/government bureaucracy/self-help/materialism/violence and lawlessness/honesty/readiness to work hard - how these have changed in past decade and will change in future. Other expected social changes, e.g. more drug addiction/reduction in working week/less unemployment/sexual equality/acceptance of immigrants/armed police force/more poverty. Likelihood of disasters occurring during the 1980's, e.g., race riots/political terrorism/economic depression/ nuclear accident/nuclear war/serious oil shortage/breakdown of law and order. Whether believes Britain is well governed in comparison with other European countries and expectation for future. Party respondent would support in the event of a General Election. Whether Britain will be a good place for children to grow up in ten years' time. Background Variables Accommodation tenure, sex, marital status, number of children in household, union membership and whether active, social class, age completed full-time education, employment status, size of establishment, whether employee or self employed, whether organization is private company/nationalised industry/public corporation/ public service, degree of responsibility. 13 September 1979 - 17 September 197913 September 197917 September 1979 Great Britain IndividualsNationalAdults Adults in Great Britain Cross-sectional (one-time) study Quota sample 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>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.Additional conditions of use apply:I agree to the following condition of use:Not to criticise, disparage or make defamatory statements regarding the ORC data supplied to me in pursuant to this agreement except with the prior written consent of Opinion Research Limited, of Legal Department, Westgate, London, W5 1UA. See <restrctn> Barker, P. (1979) 'Whistling in the dark: social attitudes as we enter the 80s', New Society, 480-486 Whistling in the dark https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1329 2024-11-28T07:20:55Z ddi:codebook:2_5