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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 117 Britain and the Seventies, 1973; Phase 2 11710.5255/UKDA-SN-117-1 Social and Community Planning Research Centre for Sample Surveys Ltd No information recorded European Educational Research Trust UK Data Service 01 January 1975 AGEATTITUDESBUSINESS ECONOMICSCIVIL DISTURBANCESCONSERVATIVE PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)COST OF LIVINGCUSTOMS AND TRADITIONSECONOMIC CONDITIONSELECTIONSEMPLOYMENTEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITYEUROPEAN UNIONFEDERATIONFOODGENDERGOVERNMENTHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHOUSING TENUREIMMIGRATIONINCOMEINFLATIONINFORMATIONINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL RELATIONSINTERNATIONAL TRAVELLABOUR PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)LIBERAL PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENTMEMBERSHIPMOTOR VEHICLESNATIONAL ECONOMYNATIONAL IDENTITYNATIONAL INCOMENEWSPAPER READERSHIPNEWSPAPERSOCCUPATIONSPARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMSPEACEPENSIONSPLAID CYMRUPOLITICAL ALLEGIANCEPOLITICAL UNIFICATIONPOLITICSPRICESPRODUCTIVITYRACE RELATIONSREFERENDUMSREGIONAL GOVERNMENTRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONRELIGIOUS ATTENDANCESCHOOL-LEAVING AGESCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTYFOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES EDUCATIONSECOND LANGUAGESSOCIAL SECURITYSTANDARD OF LIVINGTELEVISIONTELEVISION VIEWINGTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNIONSUNEMPLOYMENT Political behaviour and attitudes <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The aim of the survey was to monitor changes in attitudes of the British public towards the EEC since 1971 and to analyse the factors behind such changes.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br> Attitudes to the Common Market and Britain's relationship with other EEC countries:<br> 1) Economic factors (prices, wages, employment, competition, prosperity, growth and progress).<br> 2) Sovereignty (influence in the world, independence, autonomy, links with other nations or blocs, Commonwealth).<br> 3) Perceived knowledge of the EEC, its influence and its work, interest in it, overall attitude to Britain's future relationship with the EEC.<br> Interest in politics, evaluation of importance of devolution (Scottish and Welsh), trade union power and inflation. Trade union membership, religion, television ownership and viewing habits, daily/Sunday newspapers read.<br> Background Variables<br> Age, sex, marital status, household status, house size and tenure, occupation (qualifications, responsibility), age finished full-time education, income, driving licence, language spoken, visiting abroad. 5 June 1973 - 5 September 197305 June 197305 September 1973 Great Britain IndividualsNationalElectors Three samples of electors, to represent the total electorates of England, Scotland (south of the Caledonian Canal) and Wales Cross-sectional (one-time) study One-stage stratified or systematic random sample100 parliamentary constituencies were drawn in each of England (65 constituencies), Scotland (20 constituencies) and Wales (15 constituencies), stratified by region; in each urban constituency, one ward was selected and within it two polling districts in which ten electors' names were drawn from the electoral register; in rural constituencies one parish was selected and 20 names drawn from the electoral register Face-to-face interview <p>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>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p> See <restrctn> Jowell, R. and Spence, J. (1974) 'The grudging Europeans: a study of British attitudes towards the EEC'<i></i> The grudging Europeans Jowell, R. and Hedges, B. (1971) <i>Britain and the EEC</i>, London: Social and Community Planning Research. Britain and the EEC Spence, J. and Jowell, R. (1974) <i>The grudging Europeans: a study of British attitudes towards the EEC</i>, London: Social and Community Planning Research. The grudging Europeans Hoinville, G. and Jowell, R. (1976) <i>Britain into Europe: public opinion and the EEC 1961-1975</i>, London: Croom Helm.ISBN ISBN 10: 0856642649 | ISBN 13: 9780856642647 Britain into Europe https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 117 2024-11-28T07:20:49Z ddi:codebook:2_5